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Quality assurance for export quality tarte flambée
Flamm Top is France’s largest producer of this eponymous and hand-crafted pie, manufactured with a large number of fresh and natural ingredients, including bacon, onions and cream. Using these ingredients pose a huge challenge in terms of quality assurance in the finished product.
T
o offset these challenges, the manufacturer relies on a series of Wipotec-OCS networked
checkweighers and X-ray scanners. These units communicate across all sites via a web-based quality data management software platform.
PRODUCTION ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FOOD STANDARDS Producing for the global market requires compliance with different international food safety standards. It is critical that
The SC-W from WIPOTEC-OCS
manufacturing processes and products used during manufacturing must comply with global food safety standards. which products are “processed” or where
requirements for a frozen goods supply
to IFS Food Standard 6.1, a standard for the
there is a risk of product contamination
chain are even higher than is the case
auditing of food manufacturers, recognised
during initial packaging.
for a normal cold chain. For example, the
Flamm Top produces its tartes according
by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
Adopted in 1978, the Hazard Analysis and
ingredients for tarte flambée and Quiche
This applies to all food manufacturers
Critical Control Points standard (HACCP)
Lorraine require processing with liquid
regardless of the brand produced.
was the first international regulation for
nitrogen at temperatures between -90 °C
These standards define the different
frozen food. According to Christian Winger,
to -120 °C.
requirements for manufacturers to
head of production compliance with
ensure compliance. It is particularly
HACCP standards, special consideration is
quality losses and the topping ingredients
important, especially in those areas in
given to the fact that the quality-related
remain individually portionable. The lines
Flash freezing and fast freezing prevent
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