Addressing Packaging Risks in The Food Safety Plan

An article in this month's Food Safety Magazine (April 3, 2018), "How Should Packaging Be Addressed in Your Food Safety Program:, discusses the risk associated with packaging.  In general the risk of hazards from food packaging is low.

Foreign objects - low.  Perhaps for glass if packaging in glass containers. 
But there are a number of controls in place to help reduce issues including washers and detectors.

Allergen management can pose a bigger risk especially when food manufacturers are handling multiple labels covering multiple allergen combinations.  Issues include poor execution in creating labels, not checking labels at receiving, using the wrong labels when processing.

In their summary, "So, is packaging a significant risk in the overall food safety management system? The answer is no. The overall risk is probably even lower today with the emphasis on adoption of GFSI audit schemes or ISO 22000. "

Food Safety Magazine  FSM eDigest | April 3, 2018
https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/how-should-packaging-be-addressed-in-your-food-safety-program/#References
How Should Packaging Be Addressed in Your Food Safety Program?
By Richard F. Stier