eliminate or reduce the likely hazard to an acceptable hazard
(4) could contamination occur at or increase to an
unacceptable level (5) will a subsequent step or action
eliminate or reduce the hazard to an acceptable level. By
keeping in view these question the identified CCPs include
segregated storage of allergens,dry roasting, post allergen
cleaning and packaging [14].
Segregated storage of material (cashewnut): Because of
their allergenic properties cashewnuts are separately stored
at optimum conditions and temperature. They are separately
stored with safety precautions to avoid cross contamination
[15]. Their allergenic propertiesare due the aflatoxins which
are hazardous to health.
Picking/ Grading:After receiving the raw material
(cashewnuts) from store, it is transferred to the processing
area where picking of raw material is done to remove any
kind of foreign material is done to remove any kind of
foreign material and grading of material is done to get the
uniform size.
Dry Roasting:After picking / grading cashewnuts are
transferred to the dry roasting area where it is loaded to the
conveyor of dry roaster which takes it to the dry roaster
where cashewnuts are roasted at the temperature of 180-200
o
C for 4-5 minutes. In the dry roaster cashewnuts are
continuously rotated in the rotatory drum of dry roaster
where heat is continuously supplied to roast the cashewnuts
[16]. This process helps to get the required characteristics of
the final product.
Cooling:After dry roasting, roasted cashewnuts are taken to
the cooling conveyor where air is blown from the downside.
The purpose of this process is to allow the product to cool
and settle down.