Last Update: 6 Jan 2022.
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10.1 Sampling & testing plan for analytical standards
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Ham & Cooked Pork / Analytical standards
10.1.1 The site shall have a sampling plan and testing regime in place for the routine monitoring of the analytical compliance of the finished products listed on the sites BMPA Quality Assured Ham & Cooked Pork certificate of conformity and assessed against the requirements of this module and the product specification agreed with the customer.
10.1.2 Added water, meat, salt and for cured products – nitrite content shall be tested analytically at least once per month against the following meat/added water limits and the salt/nitrite limits specified by product type in section 10.1 of this module:
Category | Minimum % Meat Content | Maximum % Added Water |
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Ham | ||
1 | 100 | 0 |
2 | 105 | 0 |
3 | 100 | 0 |
4 | 77 *approx | 20 |
Cooked Pork | ||
5 | 100 | 0 |
6 | 77 *approx | 20 |
10.1.3 Where out of specification results occur, there shall be evidence that this is subject to investigation, trend analysis or other specific corrective actions.
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Guidance
Occasional out of specification analytical results is not uncommon and is not, in isolation, a non-conformance. Non-conformance would occur where product is repeatedly reported as out of specification or where the average of results within a stipulated period fall outside of the specification.
Where occasional out of specification results occur, there shall be no non-conformance if there is evidence that this has been alerted, investigated, and, where deemed necessary, action taken – it is possible for this to develop into non-conformance over time if it is apparent that the corrective action has failed.
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Evidence
Sampling plans aligned to the scope of approved products. Examples of analytical result, trending, and out of specification investigations and action reports.