Report & Corrective Action Summary
 
Audit #: 27340 Audit Type: Cooling/Cold Storage v03.01    Customer: Hinton Farms Produce, Inc.
Audit Date: 01/28/2004 Auditor: Galen Frantz  
Audit Score: 88% Contact Person: Gary Hinton (hintonrocks@go.com)  
Product(s): Strawberries
Category
Question
Number
Question
Possible
Points
Given Answer
Given
Points
Auditor Comment
Corrective Action Response
Corrective Action Comment
Food Safety File Requirements
2.2.1
Are copies of all Materials Safety Data Sheets (detergents, sanitizers, pesticides, etc.) on file and fully accessible at all times with clear indexes?
15
Minor Deficiency
10
Lubricants and hydraulic fluid MSDS are missing.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.3.1
Is there a written pest control program, including a copy of the contract with the extermination company, vendor license and insurance documents?
15
Minor Deficiency
10
Service agreement was missing; other documents were OK.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.2.9
Are all pest control devices properly installed and secured?
5
Minor Deficiency
3
One bait station turned from wall.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.3.7
Are all storage areas clean (including product and packaging)? This includes areas where ice is stored.
10
Minor Deficiency
7
Low paper trash on floor in package storage.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.7.4
Are all tools, utensils, and other items not being used stored clean and in a manner to prevent contamination?
10
Minor Deficiency
7
Brooms were stored head down.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.9.2
Has the facility eliminated or controlled any potential metal, glass or plastic contamination issues?
15
Minor Deficiency
10
Loading lights are partially shielded; bulbs are not shatterproof.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.9.3
Has the facility eliminated the use of wooden items or surfaces?
5
Minor Deficiency
3
Broom handles.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.9.6
Are doors to the outside pest proof?
5
Minor Deficiency
3
Few gaps under doors.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.9.10
Is an 18" perimeter being maintained in the facility and a 14" space between every other row?
5
Minor Deficiency
3
Perimeter is being maintained in most areas, but not in carton storage.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.9.12
Are control measures being implemented for the storage of pallets, equipment, tires, etc. (e.g. out of the mud, stacked to prevent pest harborage, away from building perimeter)?
5
Minor Deficiency
3
Planks stored against interior wall; old sign leaning against outside wall.
No Response
No Comments
Good Manufacturing Practices
1.9.15
Are outside garbage receptacles/dumpsters kept covered or closed?
5
Minor Deficiency
3
Most outside containers were covered; dumpster was not.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.1.3
Is testing of recall procedures (including trace back) performed and documented annually? Can the company identify where affected product was sent/
10
Non-Compliance
0
No
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.2.3
Is there a chemical inventory/usage log?
10
Non-Compliance
0
No
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.4.4
Are there equipment calibration records for scales, pH meters, ORP meters, thermometers, etc.?
3
Non-Compliance
0
No calibration records for coolers thermometers.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.4.6
Are there inspection logs on incoming carriers for rodents and insects, cleanliness, holes and temperature control?
10
Non-Compliance
0
Log is in place, but no records have been recorded.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.5.2
Is there a log of maintenance work or repairs ordered and is it signed off on work completed?
10
Minor Deficiency
7
Invoices for contracted maintenance are available for work done on facilities and forklifts. Day-to-day maintenance is not recorded.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.5.4
Are there written cleaning procedures for the facility and all equipment?
10
Major Deficiency
3
Procedures for cleaning restrooms are OK. No procedures have been written for the remainder of the facility.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.5.5
Are sanitation logs on file?
5
Non-Compliance
0
No
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.6.2
Are there logs of ongoing employee education sessions with topics covered and attendees?
10
Minor Deficiency
7
Records from some sessions were not kept.
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.7.1
Are there records of equipment microbiological testing?
5
Non-Compliance
0
No
No Response
No Comments
Food Safety File Requirements
2.7.2
Are there records of facility microbiological testing?
5
Non-Compliance
0
No
No Response
No Comments

Audit Scoring Summary
Good Manufacturing PracticesScore523
Possible Points546
Percent Score96%
Food Safety File RequirementsScore198
Possible Points269
Percent Score74%
Miscellaneous Survey QuestionsScore0
Possible Points0
Percent Score0%
TotalScore721
Possible Points815
Percent Score88%

Score System For Entire Audit
Percentage/Category
95-100 Superior
90-94 Excellent
85-89 Good
80-84 Standard
<80 Unsatisfactory
Point System For Individual Questions
Question Points Total
Compliance
Minor
Deficiency
Major
Deficiency
Non
Compliance
15 Point Question 15 points 10 points 5 points 0 points
10 Point Question 10 points 7 points 3 points 0 points
5 Point Question 5 points 3 points 1 point 0 points
3 Point Question 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points