Board Resolution RDC No. 275 on the Technical Regulation of Standard Operating Procedures applied to Food Producing/Industrializing Establishments and the Checklist of Good Manufacturing Practices in Food Producing/Industrializing Establishments.

This Resolution approves the Technical Regulation of Standard Operating Procedures and the Checklist of Good Manufacturing Practices applied to Food Producing/Industrializing Establishments. Annex I specifies the Technical Regulation of Standard Operating Procedures applied to Food Producing/Industrializing Establishments. Its objective aims to establish Standard Operating Procedures that contribute to guarantee hygienic-sanitary conditions necessary for the processing/industrialization of food, complementing the Good Manufacturing Practices. It applies to processing/industrializing establishments in which some of the following activities are carried out: production, industrialization, storage and transportation of industrialized foodstuff. These food establishments should develop, implement and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (POPs) for each item listed below: a) Sanitation of the premises, equipment, furniture and tools; b) Control of water potability; c) Hygiene and health of handlers; d) Waste management; e) Preventive maintenance and calibration of equipment; f) Integrated control of vectors and urban pests; g) Selection of raw materials, ingredients and packaging; and h) Food collection programme. Annex II lists the Checklist of Good Manufacturing Practices in Food Producing/Industrializing Establishments.

Brazil · 2002-10-21