1. Food Safety
Grain Storage
Eugene Rossouw

2. Agenda... Food Safety Defined Importance of Food Safety Legislation
Types of FBO Audits
Checklists & Compliance Criteria
General Non-Compliances
Listeriosis
Questions

3. Food Safety Defined

4. Importance of Food Safety
International Requirement
Consumers
Product
Regulations

5. Legislation R707 of May 2005 Mandate by DAFF Checklists based on HACCP
PRPs

6. Types of FBO Audits Primary Production and On-farm Pack house
Off-farm Pack house
Cold Storage
Dry Storage
Grain Storage
Ground Nuts (Primary Production)
Processing Facilities
Drying Facilities
Container Depots

7. Critical Control Points
Audit Outcome
P & R
Critical Control Points
Major Control Points
Minor Control Points

8. Checklists & Compliance Criteria
Traceability
Grain traceable at storage facility?
Grain track able to next entity?

9. Appropriate control points implemented?
Checklists & Compliance Criteria con’td
HACCP Based Principles: Documented hazard analysis considering....
Hazards
Biological
Chemical
Physical
Appropriate control points implemented?

10. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Location of storage facility
Area does not pose threat to food safety
Intake/Dispatch area protected from environmental
factors (rain, dust, etc)

11. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Water Supply
Water used for sanitation purposes is potable

12. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Drainage and waste disposal
Disposal Containers
Specifically identified; cleaned and maintained
Drainage System
Efficient disposal of wastewater to prevent contamination
Immediate vicinity
Grounds free of litter, waste and improperly stored garbage and long grass

13. 6. Personal Hygiene Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Instruc-tions
Imple-mented
Trained
First Aid
Protec-tive Clothing
Conve-nient Sani-tation
Sani-tation Main-tained
& visible sign-boards

14. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Storage (Cleaning Chemicals)
Storage facility for cleaning chemicals suitable
and secure
Chemicals properly labelled

15. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Fumigation
Fumigation personnel trained
Chemicals registered
Manufacturer instructions followed
Stored securely
Access to storage controlled
Protective clothing for handler
Complying with withholding periods

16. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
Grain Storage Facility
Intake/Dispatch covered with roof
Procedures in place to check condition of transport
Equipment in contact with grain suitably durable and clean
Procedure to control non-conforming consignments
Measures to avoid mixing different grains
Procedures for cleaning and handling of intake sweepings
Procedure to prevent deterioration during storage
Unfit grain isolated in accordance with procedure

17. Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
10.1 Facility Maintenance and Cleaning
Surfaces in good condition
Cleaning chemicals used according to manufacturer instructions
Cleaning schedule
Protective covers over lights
Procedures for monitoring glass and plastic
Procedure to check equipment for oil leaks

18. Procedure in place for pest control monitoring and treatments
Checklists & Compliance Criteria cont’d
10.2 Pest Control
Procedure in place for pest control monitoring and treatments

19. General Non-Compliance
Analysis of drinking water at facility
Sterile sampling bottle
Drawing of water sample
To be drawn at facility
Accredited laboratory
Cleaning of sanitary facilities
Used by transport operators
Maintenance

20. Listeriosis
Origin
Cause
Product
Prevention
Low risk - DAFF

21. ?

22. Eugene Rossouw