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SANITATION & PEST
Plant Sanitation SOP SP1.0

Created By/date BM 6/6/11
Date of last change: 1/16/18 MC Supersedes 6/11/15 MC Page 3 of 4
Review/Approval Date: Revision #

O.) All pallets used for finished feed must be clean and free of any contamination.
Pallets of finished feed and ingredients are pulled away from the walls at least
once every six months to clean behind the pallets to prevent pest harborage. There
must be at a minimum 12 inches of space between walls and feed, ingredients, or
other products in storage areas. This is to allow for the Third Party Pest Control
Company access to traps. They only exception to this rule is in areas where space
does not allow for the 12 inch barrier

P.) Snow must be removed immediately, with a shovel, from all receiving areas. Any
standing water after a heavy rainfall must also be removed from the receiving,
areas with a pump and/or squeegee. Clean up any spills and ensure that no wet
product has entered the receiving pit (any wet product must be thrown into the
garbage).

Q.) Follow the procedures in the Sequential Scheduling and Flushing SOPs in
addition to these procedures.

FREQUENCY:

Sanitation procedures should be followed daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly as stated in
SOP’s and Housekeeping Schedules in all areas, when production scheduling allows.

CORRECTIVE ACTION:

Required corrective actions (such as bin leak) will be noted on the effected housekeeping
schedule or maintenance log & Supervisor will be advised of the problem.
If the designated employee is unable to perform the cleaning duty, the backup person
should complete the task at the soonest opportunity. The Supervisor will randomly
inspect designated areas in the mill throughout the week and delegate employees to clean
areas requiring extra attention.

VERIFICATION:

Every week the Plant Manager will verify that the area housekeeping lists are completed.
A monthly housekeeping audit/inspection on Form UFC 017b will verify that sufficient
cleaning is being performed. The standard score for the plant is 90%. This SOP will be
reviewed and verified yearly by the trained operators and the HACCP Coordinator.
Trained employees are recorded on the sign-off sheet located in front of this manual.
Confirmation, that each employee assigned this SOP is following it correctly, shall be
done according to the training schedule in the PT manual.