HAPA’s Quality Management professionals develop quality systems as required. These include policy, procedures and written work instructions. We can develop and review Master Cleaning Schedules and Sanitation procedures. We conduct net weight studies, using either Canadian or U.S. regulations, and develop control procedures to reduce overfills resulting in superior profit margins.
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Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
We will train your staff to conduct, develop and implement a HACCP program focusing on food safety and control. The HACCP program assures that the manufacturing of food will not cause injury, illness or death when consumed. Appropriate documentation for studies and a review of the completed studies is provided. When requested, HAPA will conduct actual HACCP studies for you.
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Our associates will audit your supplier’s quality system to ensure that they meet your quality standards. We will review your specifications with the supplier to make sure that everything is current. As part of that review, we look for duplicate testing which could result in a reduction of incoming material testing by your location.
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HAPA’s professionals evaluate pest control programs as part of the Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM). We work with both you and your pest control company to ensure that IPM philosophy is being incorporated into your facility. Our goal is to obtain good value from the pest control supplier.
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HAPA’s laboratory professionals will assess a laboratory commitment to “Good Laboratory Practices” (GLP’s). GLP’s include test methods, microbiological (pathogen) safety and controls, SOP’s, equipment, sampling procedures, “Internal Control Plans” (ICP’s), laboratory housekeeping and reagents. We provide training to ensure credibility of analytical testing and safe work habits.
Laboratories are responsible for applying necessary safety precautions. HAPA’s laboratory professionals will assist in developing a laboratory safety program for the safe handling and control of laboratory materials. We will also work with your personnel to develop “safe work habits” and increase their awareness of potential hazards. This is to protect personnel from toxic and corrosive agents, pathogenic microorganisms and other laboratory hazards. It is also important to avoid contamination of the environment both inside and outside of the factory.
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An experienced consultant will review your current net weight monitoring and control program and, where required, recommend changes to comply with applicable federal (U.S. and Canadian) regulations. Our professional consultant can evaluate your filling performance, recommend opportunities to optimize the filling operation and, using statistical process control, minimize excessive product filling losses resulting in reduced operating costs and superior profit margins. Training programs related to these processes and cost improvements can be developed by our team and delivered to your staff.
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We can provide ingredient declarations and nutritional labeling, plus labels are reviewed to ensure compliance to Federal regulatory requirements.
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We will develop and conduct training programs specific to all levels of employees at your company. This includes HACCP, New Employee Induction, Contractor, Good Manufacturing Practices, Audit, Teamwork, Net Weight and Continuous Process Improvement training.