Food and Beverage processors face intense regulation, and unique problems. These problems are compounded when the company has more than one plant, sells internationally, or uses co-packers. Solutions in these environments need to be Enterprise Oriented Solutions for maximum ROI.

There are so many regulations controlling the processing and packaging of food products that it is difficult to stay on top of them. Regulations regarding safety of product, safety in manufacture, traceability, recall, net contents, labeling, marketing claims, allergens, sanitation, documentation - the list is almost endless.

Because food products can cause sickness or even death to some members of the population if these regulations are not met, penalties can be very tough - sometimes even resulting in criminal charges to individuals.

While all food manufacturers work very hard to make a quality and safe product, often a small mistake or oversight can have disastrous results. You may buy only nut free ingredients and manufacture in a nut free environment - but if one of your ingredient suppliers had a new employee who ate some peanuts and did not wash her hands after break...

While QIC can help with GMPs and training, our expertise is in selection and deployment of systems that will facilitate the control and monitoring of these practices and processes to reduce and eliminate mistakes and achieve (and document) compliance.

QIC has been providing solutions to the Food & Beverage industry since 1993. Our solutions have helped our clients in the following areas:

Net contents control to domestic and international regulations
Specification Management
Formula Management / Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Nutritional labels
Ingredient statements and claims
Rapid Testing
At-line testing (SPC)
In-line testing (SPC and OPC)
Laboratory Information Management (LIMS)
Lot Traceability — recall management
Grading
Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA and (EH&S)
Customer Complaint and Corrective Action (CAPA)
Electronics Records Management
ERP Integration
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Non Conformance Management
Secure PLC / SCADA monitoring