Issue number: 2 Issue dated 31/01/2010 Q

Allergen handling control

Distribution list PPD, supply chain, MID production

Initiated By Group Product process development Dept.

1. Purpose :
To identify the actions and tools and instructions must be taken when dealing with allergic
components
2. Scope and intended use:
This procedure is to be applied on Mo'men group for MID affiliates and to be used as guidance for
the actions included.
3. Allergic Items:
1. Soya bean and its derivatives
2. Wheat and corn flour
3. Mustard flour
4. Pasteurized eggs/ mashed eggs and its derivatives
5. Bakery yeasts
6. Spices and powdery additives (suggested allergen)
7. Shrimps

4. Allergen control procedure:

4.1 operational;-
-Operational control including the following operations:-
A) Handling from suppliers cars
1- The receiving operator must be insure that the car contains only one type of allergic items or isolated multi types
2- The receiving operator must issue the type of the allergen item on the receiving report
B) Warehousing of allergic items
1- Upon receiving the allergen item the warehousing operators must store the allergen raw item in a identified
location in the warehouse
2- The warehousing operator must identify the pallets containing allergen with colored sticker or info ticket
3- The allergic items must be stored according first in first out principle (FIFO)
4- A separate storage location must be identified for each allergic item to avoid cross allergic contamination
C) Handling to production areas
1- Upon receiving the production order the allergen must be released under intensive control from the warehouses
operators
2- The forklift which will handle the consignment must be cleaned after the allergen handling
3- The production operator must prepare an isolated holding area for allergic raw items
4- The warehouses operators must clean the place of the released allergic raw items after picking it up
D) Holding in production areas
1- In the daily production routine the production operators shall arrange the receiving of raw material from the
warehouses as to maintain receiving of allergic items at the last before preparation
2-The allergen holding areas will be effectively cleaned by cleaning operators after the returning back remained
quantity and finishing the batch (shut down)
C) Associated operations control
The production department will ensure the following operations prior working with allergic items inside the factory:-
E) Addition and preparation online
F) Back order the remained items
G) Handling of allergic containment finished goods
H) Contact operators
I) cleaning in lines (CIP)

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 Issue number: 2 Issue dated 31/01/2010 Q
Allergen handling control

Distribution list PPD, supply chain, MID production

Initiated By Group Product process development Dept.

4.1 Quality:-
1- The quality department will follow up and implement the efficient procedure to monitor allergen through:-
A) Allergen inspection in raw materials
B) Allergen supplier's approvals
C) Allergen packaging materials
D) Allergic products specifications

4.2 identification:-
A) For all allergic products identification on the packaging must declare the type and the potential risk of any
allergic component inside the finished product and the portion in percentage
B) Identification in warehouses for both storage areas and the containers with clearly and Easily identifiable
stickers for:-
-Identification in production for holding areas and cleaning process and operators
-Identification in stores as finished goods
-Identification for customer about handling and storing process

4.3 Research and development;-

1- The R&D department will control the cross contamination during new product examination through controlling and
monitoring the
A) handling of samples from raw materials and from finished goods
B) Cleaning of lab items after sampling process
C) Identification in labs for allergic sampling items
D) Identification for allergen lab inspection

5. Accountability:-
A) The Plant manager is the accountable person for operational control
B) PPD director is the accountable person for the monitoring of the implementation compliance
C) Sales director is accountable for the customer relationship for the purposes of the customer health
D) supply chain director is accountable for the warehousing operations in the identification process and ware
houses handling process
E) The quality manager is the accountable person for the quality control plan

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