Draw a Process Flow Chart for Apple Production (Quality Management)

Pick apples from trees

Fumigate raw materials to kill insects or molds

Initial quality check to observe any visual defects

Clean and remove any undesired apples

Sort and grade apples

Final quality check

Packaging

Random test of packaged products

Final quality check of packaged goods to avoid shipping contamination

Packaged goods stored until transport

Apples are shipped to stores

Apples are stocked/displayed in stores

Receive customer feedback on products

Failure points

Fumigation may be missed or not worked

Product may be damaged during packaging

Product may be damage during transport

Product may be damaged when handled

Possible defects

Bruises

Ripple/dent

Discoloration

Puncture

Insect

Draw a flow chart for apple production process (including all signs for a flow chart).

What defects may occur to an apple you find in market/grocery stores?

As part of HACCP, analyze the hazards (HA) in apple production, processing and distribution.

Identify critical control points (CCP) where quality is at most risk?