Guidelines No.15
First edition
Published on: 01/01/2012
Good bottling practices
Scope of application
The objective of this guide is to provide good practice recommendations for the bottling of beverages to ensure product quality and safety.
They are in line with the guidelines that are found in the main existing quality standards (e.g. ISO 9000, H.A.C.C.P., or IFS) but they do not cover all the requirements of these standards. In a further step, these guidelines could be made more specific for:
They are in line with the guidelines that are found in the main existing quality standards (e.g. ISO 9000, H.A.C.C.P., or IFS) but they do not cover all the requirements of these standards. In a further step, these guidelines could be made more specific for:
- Specific types of products (wines, carbonated beverages, fruit juices);
- Specific types of packaging (glass, PET, TetraPak, "bag-in-box", metal).
Table of contents
A Quality policy and objectives
B Organisation (including delivery and storage of dry goods)
C Building
D Production types of equipment
E Processes
F Inspection plan - machine checks
References and Links
B Organisation (including delivery and storage of dry goods)
C Building
D Production types of equipment
E Processes
F Inspection plan - machine checks
References and Links
History
First edition: 01/2012
First edition: 01/2012
Contributors
3 M, AMCOR FLEXIBLES-CAPSULES, BUREAU VÉRITAS, CASTEL FRÈRES, CIVB - CONSEIL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DU VIN DE BORDEAUX , COMODOC , DIAM-BOUCHAGE, ECOLAB, EURALIS VIGNE, FFSL - FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DES SYNDICATS DU LIÈGE , HENNESSY, HYGIATECH, LAMOTHE ABIET, MHCS, OPUS QUALITY PROGRESS, PALL CORPORATION, SAINT GOBAIN EMBALLAGE.
Document under responsibility of working group:
Bottlers/fillers and glass manufacturers
WG chair: To be elected - -
This joint group aims to coordinate the production of documentation at the junction of the glass container production and bottling/filling. It includes good practices, the use and storage of glass containers, and quality management on bottling lines. This joint group also provides an opportunity for bottlers/fillers to open discussions on specific work items of the permanent glass groups
