Food Safety

Dairy Food Safety Alliance

Together with the Center for Dairy Research, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association leads the Dairy Food Safety Alliance, a group designed to deliver the latest in food safety news to dairy product manufacturers, processors, and their suppliers.

The Dairy Food Safety Alliance meets biannually and features speakers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and respected leaders in the field of food safety and quality assurance.

Learn more and get involved today! Contact WCMA's Kirsten Strohmenger.

FSMA Compliance Support

Disclaimer: The information provided in the documents below is for informational purposes only, and may not be used as a substitute for legal advice regarding food safety laws in any jurisdiction. Materials are based on compliance with federal laws.  The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association makes no representation or warranty with respect to the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or suitability of any information provided in training sessions or materials. We recommend that participants consult an attorney concerning the laws applicable to any particular situation.  By utilizing the materials provided, you agree to release WCMA and their agents from any and all liability that may result from your use of the information provided in the materials.

The Dairy Food Safety Alliance is pleased to offer FSMA-compliant templates for dairy processors covering SOPs, Records, and Support Documents. These templates are a resource that can provide guidance as a self-assessment and or be shared with the supply chain to enhance and or develop FSMA-compliant documents.

These templates can provide a foundation for an effective Food Safety System; the stronger a facility's foundation, the stronger its Food Safety Plan.

Please review these below and direct any questions to WCMA staff.

Standard Operating Procedures

• Allergen Control – Milk Only
• Allergen Control – Multiple Allergens
• Brine Management Plan Template
• Calibration
• Chemical Control Program
• Correction and Corrective Action
• Customer Complaint Management
• Drug Residual (Antibiotics)
• Equipment Commissioning and Decommissioning
• Finished Product Specification Template
• Finished Product Specifications 1
• Food Safety Culture Policy
• Food Defense Flow Chart
• Food Defense
• Food Fraud
• Foreign Material Control
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Hold and Release
• Hygienic Zoning Environmental Monitoring
• Internal Audit
• Lab Practices
• Maintenance Program
• Pasteurization Thermization
• Pest Control
• Raw Milk Receiving
• Recall and Traceability Program
• Record Control
• Retention Sample Program
• Sanitation
• Shipping and Receiving
• Supplier Control
• Temperature Control
• Training Program
• Verification
• Water Quality

Records

• Brine Monitoring
• Calibration Form Template
• Cheese Cold Smoking
• Cheese Wax Application
• Chemical Inventory Register
• Corrective Action Form
• Customer Complaint Investigation Form
• Customer Complaint Register
• Environmental Monitoring Investigation Form
• Environmental Monitoring Listeria Surveillance Monitoring
• Environmental Monitoring Site Register
• Emergency Contact List
• Food Allergen Ingredient Analysis
• Food Allergen Label Compliance
• Foreign Material Register
• Glass-Ceramic & Brittle Plastic Monitoring
• Internal Audit Plant Inspection Form
• Maintenance Work Order
• Master Sanitation
• Metal Detection Check Sheet
• Mock Recall
• Name and Initial Log
• Preventive Maintenance Program
• Security Incident Report
• Shipping & Receiving (Inbound – Outbound)
• Supplier Approval Form
• Supplier Register
• Temperature Monitoring Log
• Traffic Flow Map
• Training Register Example

Support Documents

• Allergen Derivatives
• Allergen Infographic
• Allergen Risk Assessment Template
• Audit Food Safety Worksheet for CDR
• Broken Seal Report Procedure
• Choke Hazard
• Critical Customer Complaint Guidance
• Dairy Equipment Design Checklist
• Dairy Facility Design Checklist
• Environmental Monitoring Addendum I (Hygienic Zoning)
• Environmental Monitoring Addendum II (Compositing)
• Effect of Raw Milk Temperatures
• Environmental Monitoring Handbook
• Food Defense USDA
• Food Defense Example - Monterey Jack w Peppers (Supporting Document)
• Food Defense Process Flow Chart (Supporting Document)
• Food Defense Risk Assessment Template
• Food Defense Risk-Vulnerability Assessment – Example (Supporting Document)
• Food Defense Training Example
• Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment Example
• Food Safety Hazard Table
• Food Safety Plan Template
• Food Safety Plan – Model for Pepper Jack Cheese
• Food Safety Plan – PC – HACCP Systems Validation Checklist
• Food Safety Systems Guide to Raw Milk Cheese Production
• Good Documentation Practices
• Good Manufacturing Practices (Sample of Employee Instructions)
• Good Manufacturing Practices Subpart B
• Ingredient Risk Assessment Template
• Internal Audit Training
• Microbial Pathogens Detected in Spices
• Pre-Trial and Pre-Production Checklist
• Sanitation SOP Template
• Seven Steps of Wet Sanitation
• Smoke Flavoring Cheese Products (Liquid Smoke) Red Arrow
• Smoking of Cheese Products by W.L Wendorff 
• Supplier Controls Food Safety Resource Packet
• The Effects of Application of Cold Natural Smoke on the Ripening of Cheddar Cheese 
• Thermization Determination and Validation Study
• Thermization Risk Assessment App
• Thermization Table for Raw Milk Heat Treatment 
• WDATCP Wis. PC Checklist