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What is a Process Management Program?
Achieving consistent product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance requires a systematic approach to managing your production processes. Our Process Management Program is designed to provide a structured framework that helps control variability, prevent contamination, and regularly evaluate your operations.
By integrating best practices aligned with USDA, FDA, and GFSI standards, we enable your facility to optimize process control, reduce risks, and improve overall operational efficiency. This proactive approach not only supports compliance but also fosters a culture of continuous improvement, product safety, and quality excellence.
Why Choose Our Process Management Program?
Reach out to us today to craft or strengthen your Process Management system. Our tailored solutions ensure that your protocols meet USDA, FDA, and GFSI-recognized standards. We conduct in-depth Gap Analyses to identify vulnerabilities and develop detailed documented procedures, flow charts, and control plans that promote consistency and compliance.
Our services include specialized Foreign Material Control procedures covering risk assessments, preventative measures, visual inspections, and detection systems, as well as product evaluation protocols, such as specifications, sampling, sensory evaluations, and laboratory testing.
Partner with us to implement processes that minimize contamination, streamline operations, and enhance your audit readiness, empowering your team with the tools needed for ongoing safety and quality management.
Process Control & Risk Mitigation
This involves developing detailed, documented procedures, process flow charts, and control points aligned with HACCP principles. It enables your team to identify process deviations early, implement corrective actions promptly, and prevent hazards related to contamination, spoilage, or process failure. Effective process control supports product consistency and safety over the long term.
The program integrates risk assessments and preventive controls to minimize physical hazards, such as foreign material contamination. It includes routine visual inspections, control measures, and staff training on detection techniques. Additionally, product evaluation protocols, covering specifications, sampling, sensory evaluation, and laboratory testing, are used to verify that each batch meets safety and quality standards before distribution.
Material Control & Product Evaluation
A Process Management Program is a comprehensive, integrated system designed to oversee, control, and continually improve your manufacturing processes. Its core purpose is to ensure that the products produced are safe, of consistently high quality, and compliant with all relevant regulatory standards, including those recognized by the USDA, FDA, and GFSI. This system provides structured procedures, monitoring activities, and validation protocols that help prevent hazards, optimize operational efficiency, and support long-term food safety excellence.
Ready to Build a Stronger Food Safety Program?
Creation
We can create your Process Management Program aligned with industry standards, including GFSI-recognized schemes, USDA, and FDA regulatory requirements.
Our tailored solutions provide a strong foundation for compliance, operational efficiency, and industry performance, ensuring your programs are scalable and audit-ready.
Gap Analysis
Our thorough assessments identify weaknesses in your current processes and systems, whether related to GFSI standards, USDA, or FDA regulations.
By pinpointing vulnerabilities early, we enable you to proactively address gaps, strengthen your compliance posture, and prepare effectively for audits or certification processes.
Implementation
Our team supports seamless integration of new or existing programs, ensuring they meet industry standards such as GFSI, USDA, and FDA.
We assist in training staff, establishing procedures, and embedding controls into daily operations—helping you achieve system integrity and regulatory readiness.
Wherever You Are in the Process, We've Got You Covered
Training & Support
We empower your team with customized training programs focused on GFSI, USDA, or FDA compliance requirements.
Our ongoing support ensures your programs are maintained properly, fostering a strong culture of food safety, continuous improvement, and regulatory adherence.
Validation
We confirm that your controls, processes, and systems are effective through science-based validation tailored to GFSI schemes, USDA, or FDA standards.
Our validation services help reduce risks, demonstrate ongoing compliance, and support continuous improvement in your food safety and quality management systems.
Contact us for your free consultation today
Process Management Program Documentation
Our Process Management Documents
At Points North Certified, we offer a comprehensive suite of documents designed to optimize your manufacturing processes, ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with industry standards. These documents provide the framework necessary to effectively oversee, control, and continuously improve your production systems. Our well-structured documentation helps prevent contamination risks, support regulatory compliance, and drive operational excellence.
Process Management Program
This foundational document outlines the overall structure and principles guiding your process management activities to ensure consistent quality and safety.
Documented Procedures
Provides clear, step-by-step instructions for executing tasks to maintain standardization and consistency across all operations.
Process Flow Charts
Visual representations that highlight process steps and critical control points streamline operations and enhance traceability.
Monitoring of Process Controls
Guidelines for supervising critical control points to ensure processes are within specified limits, maintaining compliance and integrity.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Detailed instructions for routine tasks and process maintenance that promote standardization and compliance.
Foreign Material Control Policies
Measures and policies to prevent and detect physical contaminants, safeguarding product integrity.
Risk Assessment
Evaluates potential hazards and develops effective strategies to mitigate risks.
Preventative Actions
Proactive strategies and actions are implemented to avert process failures, ensuring control over operations.
Corrective Actions
Well-defined procedures to address and rectify process deviations, maintaining process integrity and compliance.
Process Inspections Checklists
Comprehensive checklists for thorough inspections and monitoring of process conditions and controls.
Incident Reporting
Structured systems for documenting process-related incidents, supporting analysis, and continuous improvement.
Product Evaluation Policies
Guidelines for assessing finished products to ensure they meet predefined quality and safety standards.
Quality Control Sampling Policy
Protocols for selecting and testing samples, verifying product quality, and adherence to standards.
Process Management Gap Analysis
A comprehensive evaluation of current processes, identifying strengths and opportunities for improvement to ensure continuous enhancement.
Helpful Links
FDA - HACCP Principles & Application Guidelines
FDA - Cooling Cooked Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods and the FDA Food Code
USDA (FSIS) - Keep Food Safe! Food Safety Basics
USDA (FSIS) "Danger Zone" (40°F - 140°F)
USDA (FSIS) - Presence of Foreign Material in Meat or Poultry Products - Revision 4
USDA (FSIS) Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A)
21 CFR 117.80 - § 117.80 Processes and controls.
SQF - Preventing Food Safety Risks
Experienced Industry Experts
Our team brings decades of hands-on validation experience across multiple food sectors, including meat & poultry, baked goods, snack foods, beverages, and more.
Support & Continual Improvement
We provide guidance for ongoing validation activities, re-validation schedules, and performance monitoring to sustain food safety over time.
Detailed and Clear Documentation
Our validation reports and protocols are comprehensive, transparent, and designed to support your internal records, external audits, and regulatory inspections.
Regulatory & Certification-Ready
We tailor validation procedures to meet FDA, USDA, GFSI, and other relevant standards, ensuring your processes are audit-ready and certification compliant.
Our relationship doesn’t end once your programs are created. We offer ongoing support, help monitor performance, and review your systems periodically to identify areas for improvement, ensuring your food safety practices stay current and effective.
Why Partner with Points North Certified?
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