Form 6
Chemical Hazards
Product Name: Pasteurized Honey
List all Chemical Hazards related to Ingredients, Incoming Material, Processing, Product Flow, etc.
Identified Chemical Hazards
Controlled at
Incoming Materials
Raw Honey
- Could contain antibiotic residues
- Could contain phenol
- Could be contaminated by chemical residues from barrels, with possibly unsafe liners or inner coatings (not listed)
Metal Lids
- Chemical contamination could result if interior coating or sealing compound is possibly unsafe (not listed)
Seed Honey
- Chemical contamination could result from pails having possibly unsafe interior coating (not listed)
Process Steps
#1 Receiving
- Reception of possibly unsafe (not listed) materials (see above) or reception of lids, raw honey and seed honey from non-contract suppliers without specifications could result in honey contaminated with harmful chemical residues
#10 Honey Testing
- Lack of or inadequate testing of product batches could result in product with excessive Sulphathiazole and/or Phenol
#11 Hot Side Pasteurizing
- Could contain caustic soda residues
#13 Cold Side Pasteurizing
- Could contain caustic soda residues
Date: ______________________ Approved by: ________________________
Form 7
Physical Hazards
Product Name: Pasteurized Honey
List all Physical Hazards related to Ingredients, Incoming Material, Processing, Product Flow, etc.
Identified Physical Hazards
Controlled at
Incoming Materials
Raw Honey
- Could contain metal and non-metal particles such as wood, stone, or glass
Glass Jars
- Could contain glass fragments
Metal Lids
- Could contain metal fragments
Seed Honey
- Could contain metal fragments
Process Steps
#3 Dumping of Returns
- Could add glass fragments when returned product is emptied
#9 Hot Room Dumping
- Hazardous extraneous material from the barrel could be added during dumping
#12 Filtering
- A damaged filter could allow contamination of product with hazardous extraneous material
#14 Holding
- Hazardous extraneous material could fall into product in uncovered holding tank
#16 Filtering
- A damaged filter could allow contamination of product with hazardous extraneous material
#17 Heating
- Mixer blades could add metal fragments from abnormal contact or deterioration
#18 Grinding
- Auger could add metal fragments from abnormal contact or deterioration
#19 Seed Injecting
- Could add metal fragments from abnormal contact or deterioration of auger
#20 Heating
- Could add metal fragments from abnormal contact or deterioration
#23 Jar Checking
- Failure to detect abnormal or defective jars could result in glass fragments in product
#24 Metal Detecting
- Improper sensitivity could result in metal fragments in product
#25 Jar Inverter/Air Blasting
- Glass fragments could contaminate product if air pressure is not adequate
#29 Capping
- Glass chards from containers breaking by closing machine could contaminate product