If the SSOP monitoring frequency is daily, and a plant does not operate on a particular day, is it recordkeeping noncompliance if records are not generated for that day?
A1: No. 9 CFR 416.16(a) requires that an establishment have daily records to document the implementation and monitoring of its Sanitation SOP. However, 9 CFR 416.12(a) states that the SOPs are to describe all procedures that an official establishment will conduct daily, before and during operations. Thus, there is no documentation requirement for days or times when it is not operating.
