A consultant from RSSL visited the manufacturing site and undertook a tour of the facility to allow for a full review of the risk assessment. The consultant based this review on RSSL’s own approach to risk analysis, focusing on areas where there was potential for the product to be made or packed incorrectly or for cross-contamination to occur.
Where areas were identified that could give rise to cross-contamination, the consultant considered the type of analytical testing that could be appropriate to detect whether contamination was occurring and therefore confirm that further control measures would be needed.
Following the full review, the RSSL consultant supported the business in amending their risk assessment to place more focus on the biggest risks to the consumer of cross-packing and incorrect use of ingredients. The business needed to consider that consumers with allergies to animal-derived ingredients may purchase their products assuming they were safe.
The consultant used their experience to advise on how new controls could be validated to demonstrate their effectiveness, as well as to guide the business in where to take samples from in order to assess the cleaning procedure and check for levels of cross-contamination.