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Food Safety Testing in Chocolate Production Facilities

artiesel

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artiesel

artiesel

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I work at a small business with about 25 employees where we make chocolates, popcorn and caramels.  In capacity as head chocolatier I have to work with our facilities supervisor to develop a food safety testing plan for the facility.

 

Right now we are developing a plan to do the following: swab with ATP detectors to see if bacterial activity is present, test for Aerobic Plate Count bacteria (APC),  and swabbing for the presence of nut proteins to verify our cleaning protocols are sufficient to eliminate nut allergens and test the floor drains for the presence of listeria.

 

Does anyone have any experience with food safety testing in chocolate plants??  If so, is there anything else that you think we need to be testing for?

Chocolot

Chocolot

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I have no experience with this, but I would think that this is serious stuff and you should get a paid consultant for it.

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Ruth Kendrick

Chocolot
Artisan Chocolates and Toffees
www.chocolot.com

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