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Module 5 of 5 · GMP+ · Module 5

Testing and monitoring

The final module closes the system with analytical monitoring: what gets tested, how often, and what happens with an out-of-limit result.

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Sampling and testing plan

A sampling plan for raw materials and finished product based on contaminant risk: mycotoxins, heavy metals, dioxins.

Handling out-of-limit results

A procedure for when a test result exceeds the legal limit or a stricter internal limit.

Internal audit and review

An internal audit programme for the GMP+ system and periodic review of its effectiveness.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • A sampling and testing plan with a defined frequency
  • An out-of-limit result response procedure
  • An internal audit programme for the GMP+ system
  • An analytical results log with a trend

How to cover testing in Kimobox

  1. 1Set up the sampling and testing plan with automatic reminders in Kimobox.
  2. 2Log every out-of-limit result as a nonconformity with its linked action.
  3. 3Plan GMP+ system internal audits from the audit module.

An out-of-limit result automatically becomes a nonconformity, no waiting for the next meeting.

See audits and indicators in the quality portal

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. GMP+ Feed Certification scheme GMP+ International · Current documents
  2. Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 on requirements for feed hygiene EUR-Lex · 12 January 2005
  3. Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in animal feed EUR-Lex · 7 May 2002