FOREIGN MATERIALS CONTROL POLICY

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Alignment to Sanitation Standard
Operating Procedure and Origination of
00 New the Food Safety and Quality All Core Team
Management System, based on the
requirements of ISO 22000:2018

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1.0 OBJECTIVE

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This Foreign Material Control Procedure aims to identify potential sources for foreign material issues within the hygiene zone
area where food packaging product and packaging material may be at risk.

2.0 SCOPE
This Foreign Materials Control Policy covers the following:
2.1 Glass and Plastic Brittle Plastic
2.2 Wood
2.3 Loose Metal
2.4 Foreign Objects

3.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS

3.1 Foreign Materials is defined as any kind of outside contaminant introduced to a food or food packaging product at
any point in its production or distribution process.
3.2 Wood Debris means unadulterated wood pallets and wood that originates from wood product manufacturing
or other similar sources and does not include construction and demolition debris wood.

4.0 GENERAL RULE:

4.1 All areas of hygiene zone are kept in accordance with Good Hygiene Practices.
4.2 Overhead contamination of exposed food packaging materials is prevented. This requires constant monitoring by
Production and Quality Department.
4.4 Precautions are taken during maintenance activities particularly over food contact surface to prevent the potential
for foreign material contamination.
4.5 No items are to be stored above production lines, on ledges near/ product/ packaging or anywhere that increases
the
risk of foreign material contamination.
4.6 Equipment are maintained in good order so as not to increase the risk of metal contamination.
4.7 Loose wire repair shall be completed away from hygiene zones. All wire should be accounted for during breakage
and at time of repair.
4.8 Known potential metal foreign materials that are prohibited in the production and storage areas. (jewelry, paper
clips, push pins, staple wire, uncontrolled maintenance equipment such as wrenches, screw drivers, uncontrolled
implemented tools such as scissors, cutter blade) Cutter Blade Monitoring are implemented to ensure broken
pieces are accounted for proper disposal.

5.0 GLASS AND BRITTLE PLASTICS

To prevent contamination of exposed product with glass or brittle plastic and to protect our customer from potential injury.
The use of glass or brittle plastic item is limited and monitored in the hygiene areas. The following preventive measures are
implemented where applicable to prevent glass and brittle plastic contamination.

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5.1 All glass objects or similar material in hygiene zone area, shall be listed in Glass and Plastic Brittle Monitoring
Form
including details of their location and quantity.
5.2 All lights shall be securely covered by plastic shield with end caps to effectively contain broken glass.
5.3 Production Supervisor shall monitor the condition of the glass or brittle item inside the production line. Breakage
shall be reported to QA Analyst. Clean-up procedure shall be strictly followed.
5.4 Lights should only be replaced during non-production hours when there are no exposed finished goods. All product
must be covered to prevent accidental contamination.
5.5 Breakage of glass or brittle/ hard plastic occurs the incidents shall be reported immediately to the QA Analyst,
Production Supervisor or Production Team Leader to guarantee complete clean up and inspection, and the
following
Clean- up procedure must be followed:
5.5.1 Picking is strictly not allowed
5.5.2 Any product or item near to the incident site of product suspected of contamination should be isolated
and
disposed properly.
5.5.3 If personnel are present during incident of breakage, clothing and shoes worn by person in the breakage
area shall be individually inspected outside the area.
5.5.4 All breakage should be recorded in the incident report, an authorized person must sign the Glass
and Brittle
Inventory Monitoring Form to validate the cleaning effectiveness prior resumption to normal
operation.
5.6 Disposal and Clean Up instruction:
5.6.1 Segregate finished good item and put on HOLD. Immediately remove from the area and notify
QA Analyst.

Proper disposal procedure should be followed.

5.6.2 I f possible, account all glass by reassembling,
5.6.3 Remove large pieces of glass/ brittle plastic by using durable gloves and place in
garbage.
5.6.4 Sweep up the rest of the glass/ brittle plastic shards in the area.
5.6.5 Wash all affected areas thoroughly with water or with a damp towel.
5.6.6 A rea must be checked by QA
Analyst before resumption of work.
5.6.7 After clean up, all tools including brooms, brushes, gloves and personnel shoes must be cleaned outside of
the production area to prevent further contamination

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5.7 Inventory of all essential glass and brittle plastics in the production and storage areas shall be provided in the
inspection. Findings shall be recorded on the Glass and Brittle Monitoring.

6.0 WOOD
6.1 Wooden Pallets area restricted in hygiene area.
6.2 Wooden pallets are allowed and used only at raw materials warehouse due to its own packaging content. This shall
require fumigation certificate to ensure the control of termites during incoming inspection.
6.3 All delivery wood pallet shall be replaced, from wood to plastic pallet before transferring to production area as

compliance to section 6.1.

6.4 Feeder Wood Pallet as part of laminating machine has been replaced to stainless steel pallet as compliance to
section
6.1.
6.5 Incoming material shall be inspected by Incoming Quality Control Inspector to make sure they are free from
wood
debris, termites and any foreign body.
6.6 Tools or equipment with wooden part/ handler such as hammer shall be documented and recorded at loose item
monitoring log sheet when bringing into hygiene zone area for maintenance or cleaning
purposes. Each wood item
should be checked before bringing into hygiene zone area.
6.7 Where possible, wood items such as tools/ equipment are not to be used in hygiene zone area to prevent food
packaging contamination from wood debris.
6.8 When an accident of wood debris, pieces of wreckage fallen into product, the Production Supervisor and Quality
Assurance Analyst shall isolate the particular product from others. And shall report to Food Safety Team for
investigation and proper disposition of the product.
6.9 If the wood debris is removable by proper manner, the production operator and
production team leader shall remove
and clean the debris from product which will subsequently verified by Quality Assurance Analyst.
6.10 Otherwise, if the wood debris too fine and cannot be removed from the product, it should be segregated and put
REJECT TAG for identification and proper disposal.

7.0 LOOSE METAL

7.1 Loose metal objects on the equipment, equipment covers and overhead structures are removed whenever
possible.
When nut is used on equipment to secure covers/ shields, only locknuts are used whenever possible to ensure
they stay tightly fixed and not present a hazard.
7.2 Pre operational inspection include inspection for loose metal objects on equipment including maintenance tools

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7.3 Any allowed metal items in the hygiene zone area are fit for the purpose they are intended for, corrosion free and
easy to clean. This should be logged in Foreign Material Monitoring Log Sheet before entering.

8.0 FOREIGN OBJECTS

8.1 Types of foreign object that can be found includes jewelry, hair, plastic, stones, pest bodies, and cloth.
8.2 Personal effects such as jewelry, watches, pins or other items such as false nails/ eye lashes are not be worn or
brought into production facilities if they pose a threat to the safety and suitability of product.
8.3 AP Printing and Packaging Inc. ensure that all personnel entering the production facilities to avoid contamination.
8.3.1 maintain appropriate personal health;
8.3.2 maintain an appropriate degree of personal cleanliness; and
8.3.3 behave and operate in an
appropriate manner.
8.4 Personnel should maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness. Personnel entering the production area are
required to wear suitable protective clothing to avoid contamination such as:
8.4.1 Prescribed Uniform
8.4.2 Head Caps
8.4.3 Facemask (covering the nose and mouth)
8.4.4 Prescribed footwear
8.5 Pest Control shall be conducted to avoid pest bodies contamination.

9.0 REFERENCE
Pre Requisite Program on Food Safety APPI - FSQM - 18
Pre-Production Clearance Form APPI - XXXX
Foreign Material Monitoring Form APPI - XXXX
Glass and Plastic Brittle Monitoring Form APPI - XXXX

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