Critical limit ≤ 20 ppb
55 days since last excursion
Critical limit ≥ 140 °C
55 days since last excursion
Critical limit pass / fail
No excursions on record
Critical limit pass / fail
No excursions on record
Critical limit ≤ 0.7 aw
No excursions on record
Zone: Zone 3 — Plant · Suffolk, Virginia · reading 131 °C vs limit ≥ 140 °C
⚠ No corrective action recorded yet — open.
Zone: Zone 2 — Sheller · Blakely, Georgia · reading 27 ppb vs limit ≤ 20 ppb
Corrective action: Inbound lot rejected; supplier CAPA opened · disposition Hold / quarantine
| Control point | Zone | Result | Reading | Limit | Lot | Action | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stored-lot water activity | Zone 5 — Logistics · Richmond, Virginia | In control | 0.55 aw | ≤ 0.7 aw | — | — | Jul 27, 19:30 UTC Warehouse |
| Metal detection | Zone 4 — Packaging · Portsmouth, Virginia | In control | — | pass / fail | — | — | Jul 27, 19:30 UTC Line-3 |
| Roast kill step | Zone 3 — Plant · Suffolk, Virginia | Excursion | 131 °C | ≥ 140 °C | — | — | Jul 27, 19:30 UTC QA-Ben |
| Roast kill step | Zone 3 — Plant · Suffolk, Virginia | In control | 148 °C | ≥ 140 °C | — | — | Jul 27, 19:30 UTC QA-Ben |
| Aflatoxin screening | Zone 2 — Sheller · Blakely, Georgia | Excursion | 27 ppb | ≤ 20 ppb | Sack LOT_PEANUT_2026_A | Inbound lot rejected; supplier CAPA opened (Hold / quarantine) | Jul 27, 19:30 UTC QA-Ana |
| Aflatoxin screening | Zone 2 — Sheller · Blakely, Georgia | In control | 8 ppb | ≤ 20 ppb | Sack LOT_PEANUT_2026_A | — | Jul 27, 19:30 UTC QA-Ana |
| Control point | Hazard | Stage | Critical limit | Monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxin screening | Chemical | Zone 2 — Sheller · Blakely, Georgia | ≤ 20 ppb | Composite-lot sampling with an ELISA/HPLC assay on every inbound kernel lot — the FDA 20 ppb action level. |
| Roast kill step | Biological | Zone 3 — Plant · Suffolk, Virginia | ≥ 140 °C | Continuous roast-curve probe; the validated time/temperature that destroys Salmonella in the kernel bed. |
| Metal detection | Physical | Zone 4 — Packaging · Portsmouth, Virginia | pass / fail | Inline metal detector on the fill line, reject function verified with test wands at the start of each run. |
| Allergen changeover control | Allergen | Zone 4 — Packaging · Portsmouth, Virginia | pass / fail | Documented allergen changeover and a protein swab (below LOD) before any run sharing the line with tree-nut products. |
| Stored-lot water activity | Chemical | Zone 5 — Logistics · Richmond, Virginia | ≤ 0.7 aw | Water-activity meter on stored lots — holds product below the threshold for mould growth and downstream aflatoxin formation. |
No food-safety findings from the audit agent yet.