IFS PACsecure Quality and Safety of Packaging Materials

Senior management defines a corporate policy addressing customer focus, environmental responsibility, sustainability, ethics, and personnel responsibility, and communicates product safety, quality, legality, process, and packaging materials objectives with annual reviews.

Establish a corporate structure after IFRS certification with a clear organization chart and deputed responsibilities, ensuring personnel understand packaging material safety, quality legislation, and how to notify customers of deviations.

Senior management conducts annual reviews of audits, customer feedback, process compliance, product conformity, preventive and corrective actions, and policy objectives to improve packaging material safety and quality.

Implement a fully implemented packaging materials safety management system with document control and records. Conduct multidisciplinary hazard analysis and risk assessment with CCP-based monitoring, corrective actions, and annual verification.

Manage resources by enforcing personnel hygiene, protective clothing, and hand hygiene; train and assess contractors and visitors, and maintain clean facilities to prevent packaging contamination.

Align sales and purchasing with quality and safety for packaging materials through contract agreements, up-to-date specifications, and supplier controls, ensuring compliance with legal and customer requirements.

Explore factory standards for packaging operations, covering layout, cleaning, waste and pest control, storage and delivery, and process controls to prevent cross contamination and ensure product safety.

Explore cross contamination prevention in packaging materials by avoiding foreign material, glass, and pests through detectors, training, hazard analysis and assessment of associated risks, and proper handling.

Develop traceability systems that identify product lots and link final products to packaging, raw materials, and GMOs. Manage allergens, prevent cross-contamination, and assess product fraud risk with periodic testing.

Execute internal audits under the FCPA secure standard, guided by hazard analysis, and calibrate measuring devices while validating processes, analyzing products, and managing recalls, complaints, and corrective actions.

Implement a product defense plan with hazard analysis, access controls, and tamper detection, and manage external inspections through documented procedures, training, and visitor policies.