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As this process follows clear scientificmethods, itmakes sense to stay
away from costly assumptions andguessinggames, anddo it right thefirst
time.TheHACCP approach adheres to the followingprinciples:
1. Conduct ahazard analysis.
2.Determine the critical control points.
3. Establish critical limits for each critical control point.
4. Establish a system tomonitor control of the critical control points.
5.Establish thecorrectiveaction tobe takenwhenmonitoring indicates
that aparticularCCP isnot under control.
6. Establish procedures for verification to confirm that the HACCP
system isworking effectively.
7. Establish documentation concerning all procedures and records
appropriate to theseprinciples and their application.
By connecting control activities to critical control points (CCP), you
identify opportunities to prevent, eliminate or reduce risks. Each of these
CCPshasbeenassignedacontrol limit that isregularlymonitored toensure
correctiveactionsare immediatelytaken intheeventofadeviationfromthat
set limit.Verificationandvalidationproceduresmust alsobeestablished to
confirm that the HACCP plan is being implemented as designed and, if
so, that it is effective at controlling the known significant hazards. Lastly, a
recordkeeping systemmust be established.
