TIP SHEET 19 - SQFI
TIP SHEET 19 2018 Food Marketing Institute. All rights reserved. 1 ENV IR O NM ENT AL MO NIT OR I NG Environmental monitoring is an essential tool for strengthening and maintaining a robust food safety system. It ensures the food safety programs in place are not only verified, but also validated to ensure the programs limit or eliminate risk-based pathogens that could potentially cause harm to consumers. LEAR NI NG O BJ ECT IV ES O UND ER ST AND T HE I MP OR T ANC E O F T HE ENV IRO NM ENT AL M O NI TOR I NG P ROG R AM O D ESCR I BE WHAT AN ENV IRO NM ENT AL M O NI TOR I NG P ROG R AM I NC LUD ES O AP P LY ENV IR O NM ENT AL M O NI TOR I NG T O YO UR SIT E T HRO UG H T HE I MP LEM ENT AT IO N O F T HE SQ F FUND AM ENT ALS P RO GR AM AP P LI C ABLE CO D E ELEMENT (S) O 2. 4. 8 ENVI RO NM ENT AL M O NI TOR I NG K EY T ER M S O R I SK BASED APPR O AC H Understanding the various risks associated with a food-safety related activity, area, or program, and then taking measures based on calculated assessments to limit or eliminate those risks.
and designated labs tasked with testing o If using an inside employee, he or she must have the appropriate training, certification, and credentials for carrying out their specified tasks. o All testing labs should be accredited to ISO17025 or an equivalent national standard. 4. Verify and validate the schedule annually or as needed.
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