FAQ: Quality assurance and production

FAQ: Quality assurance and production

Here you can find frequently asked questions regarding quality assurance and production. 

Food defense

Carletti performs a risk analysis. A systematic approach is done considering:

- Key and alarm codes list

- Access points to building closed

- Guest policy

- Raw material inspection at arrival

- Locked stations for receiving fluid raw materials

- Returned goods policy

- Water drilling secured by lock

- Chemicals stored under lock

- Foreign technician policy

- Risk of sabotage

- IT security and cybercrime precautions

- Training of personnel in site security

- Recruitment of personnel is done personally by responsible manager

Frequency for updating risk analysis:

- Yearly

- Substantial changes to buildings or access procedures

Authenticity and Food Fraud

Carletti A/S hereby declare that all raw materials brought to Carletti A/S are risk assessed concerning the risk of fraudulent attempts to alter the nature, substance or the quality expected of the raw material.

Carletti A/S is certified to the IFS for foods and meets thereby the requirements concerning authenticity and food fraud assessment given in this standard.

Traceability, food safety risk and recall

The Quality Management system of Carletti A/S is certified per the IFS standards. Carletti A/S has chosen these certifications, as it is recognized by the GFSI.

Our certification ensures that our management system including traceability is systematically audited by a 3rd party certification company.

We operate under EU-legislation, where traceability is also a standard legislative demand, and we are audited by Danish authorities on a regular basis. Carletti A/S has been met by a few requests from customers asking us to perform traceability testing on batches delivered to them. Carletti A/S does not agree to perform this kind of exercise, as we think that our traceability system is verified by the means described here. We test our traceability in exercises and as part of our internal audit program. Our exercises are set up to test our traceability systems back and forth - and test the ability to account for delivered amounts of raw materials - produced amounts of products (sold, discarded, in stock etc.) and to which customers the products have been sent.

Pest control

We use an external inspection company: Mortalin A/S, https://www.mortalin.dk/forside

8 visits per year + 4 quality inspections.

Metal detectors on the packaging line for bulk packed lentils and mocca beans 

Carletti A/S hereby confirms that procedures for metal detection are in place to protect products against contamination with metal.

Bulk packed lentils and mocca beans produced by Carletti A/S are checked by a metal detector with the following sensitivity:

On the packaging line for bulk packed lentils and mocca beans are two metal detectors installed with the following sensitivity:

Carton detector

Iron (Fe):                               2,0 mm

Non-ferrous (Non Fe):         2,0 mm

Stainless steel (VA):             2,0 mm

Big bag detector

Iron (Fe):                               2,0 mm

Non-ferrous (NonFe):          2,0 mm

Stainless steel (VA):             2,0 mm

Metal detectors are checked before start, after break and at the end of each batch.

Metal detectors on the packaging line for plastic box packed lentils and mocca beans 

Carletti A/S hereby confirms that procedures for metal detection are in place to protect products against contamination with metal.

Plastic box packed lentils and mocca beans produced by Carletti A/S are checked by a metal detector with the following sensitivity:

On the packaging line for plastic box packed lentils and mocca beans are one metal detector installed with the following sensitivity:

Plastic box detector

Iron (Fe):                               2,0 mm

Non-ferrous (Non Fe):         2,5 mm

Stainless steel (VA):             3,0 mm

Metal detectors are checked before start, after break and at the end of each batch.

Metal detectors on the packaging line for lentils packed in 2kg bags

Carletti A/S hereby confirms that procedures for metal detection are in place to protect products against contamination with metal.

Plastic box packed lentils and mocca beans produced by Carletti A/S are checked by a metal detector with the following sensitivity:

On the packaging line for plastic box packed lentils and mocca beans are one metal detector installed with the following sensitivity:

Plastic bag detector

Iron (Fe):                               1,5 mm

Non-ferrous (Non Fe):         3,0 mm

Stainless steel (VA):             2,5 mm

Metal detectors are checked before start, after break and at the end of each batch.

Sieves/filters

Sieves/filters with magnets for chocolate, filters for sugar solution for dragee. 

X-ray

No. 

Glass and hard plastic

Carletti A/S hereby confirms that procedures for glass and hard plastic are in place in order to protect products against contamination with glass and hard plastic.

All glass and hard plastic in production and packaging areas are registered and routine inspections are carried out; Three times a year all glass and hard plastic are checked, every second month critical point are checked and point directly above production are checked daily.

We also confirm that a procedure regarding breakage and reporting. 

Wood

Procedure is in place regarding handling of wooden pallets. 

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