11. Conclusion

To guarantee the quality of food products, it is essential to maintain the quality and performance of production equipment. The qualification file clearly defines the processes, their objectives, and the expected results. Its frequent use should facilitate the evolution of the production unit towards improved performance and processes, by ensuring that the equipment continues to operate adequately and to meet the objectives set. Tool qualification is therefore a preparatory step towards ISO 9002 certification.

What's more, the risk analysis, and in particular the analysis of microbiological contamination risks, carried out as part of the qualification process, enables the HACCP method to be implemented rapidly, as a preliminary to the sanitary control plan. In fact, the procedures to be implemented at each critical stage will be identical to the functional tests...