Methods and systems for validating wash processes and preventing process deviations in food processing

An apparatus for validating a process for a food processing system, the apparatus comprising:

• memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• cause the food processing system to process a first quantity of a food product according to at least one process parameter of the food processing system;
• determine a plurality of measurements of the at least one process parameter from processing the first quantity of the food product;
• calculate a first variance or a first standard deviation of the plurality of measurements for a first period during the processing;
• determine, based on the first variance or the first standard deviation of the plurality of measurements, a length of a validation period for subsequent processing, with the food processing system, of a second quantity of the food product;
• and
• cause the food processing system to process the second quantity of the food product based, at least in part, on the at least one process parameter of the food processing system and on the determined length of the validation period.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, executable by one or more processors, for performing operations for validating a process for a food processing system, the operations comprising:

• causing the food processing system to process a first quantity of a food product according to at least one process parameter of the food processing system;
• determining a plurality of measurements of the at least one process parameter from processing the first quantity of the food product;
• calculating a first variance or a first standard deviation of the plurality of measurements for a first period during the processing;
• determining, based on the first variance or the first standard deviation of the plurality of measurements, a length of a validation period for subsequent processing, with the food processing system, of a second quantity of the food product;
• and
• causing the food processing system to process the second quantity of the food product based, at least in part, on the at least one process parameter of the food processing system and on the determined length of the validation period.