Fact sheet:

Glass

Version: 09/01/2015

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General Summary

Summary of GMP+ products standards for the animal feed sector

More Facts
1. Nature, history and prevalence of glass
2. Transmission to the environment, plants, animals and humans
3. Diagnose of poisoning
4. Potential hazards and adverse effects
5. Severity of the hazard
6. Standards
7. Analysis methods
8. Control measures
9. References
10. Websites

APPENDIX / APPENDICES

Fact sheet: Glass 2/3

Version: 09/01/2015 GMP+ International B.V.
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Name: Glass

code: F16

Description: All feeds have a chance of becoming contaminated with glass particles. Glass
particles are often hard and sharp. Agricultural products and return products from
food and drink packaged in glass have a higher frequency of contamination with
glass. Glass can also get into the product through the use of glass thermometers
during the process.
Type: physical

Severity: high

Control measures: - (Locked) closed storage

- (Locked) closed transport
- Bark peeling (or entry check)
- Broken glass procedure available
- Closed production system
- Establish purchasing requirements
- Heating (combustion)
- Hydrocyclon
- Monitor fish catch area
- Packaged end products
- Packaged raw materials
- Prevent the introduction of objects foreign to the product
- Selection of culture medium
- Sieving
- Sieving / filtration /cleaning (later in the process)
- Sieving/filtration/wash
- Visual check on objects foreign to the product

The control measures specified in this fact sheet are all control measures which can be used depending on the
product and/or process step.

Fact sheet: Glass 3/3

Version: 09/01/2015 GMP+ International B.V.