3. What is HACCP?
Problems
Foodborne diseases
Market access – importance of food safety
all along the food-chain
Solutions
Food safety system that focuses on preventing
problems before they occur
Industry-led programme used to improve and verify
food safety
Answer
Hazard Danger to health
Analysis Investigation of the hazard
Critical Crucial for containment
Control Handling of conditions
Points Position in the process
4. What is HACCP?
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
Science-based,
internationally accepted
food safety system
Focused on hazard
identification and
prevention
Addresses biological,
chemical and physical
hazards
Can be applied to all
segments of the food
chain
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5. Why to adopt HACCP?
A properly functioning HACCP system will result
in the production of safer food.
Benefits:
Improved food safety
Increased market access
Protection against liability
Drive for continuous improvement
Enhanced process control
6. Where can HACCP be used?
HACCP can be used in any
food sector from production
to retail
Production
Processing
Transport
Retail and
food service
7. The seven principles of HACCP
Conduct a
hazard
analysis
Identify
critical
points
Establish critical
limits for each
critical control
point
Establish
critical
control point
monitoring
requirements
Establish
corrective
actions
Establish record
keeping
procedures
Establish
procedures for
verifying that the
HACCP system is
working as intended
I II III
IV
V
VI
VII
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8. ISO 22000
Requirements for a food
safety management system
4 elements
Interactive communication
System management
Prerequisite programmes
HACCP principles
Source: Van Voorst Consult
9. Implementing HACCP
1. Preliminary Steps for the introduction
of a HACCP System
Gathering the resources and information
needed
2. Seven principles of HACCP in action
Completion of all steps will result in a
properly functioning HACCP plan
10. Preliminary steps
1. Assemble the HACCP team
Group of people that will oversee the implementation and
maintenance of the HACCP programme
Multi-disciplinary (i.e. production, sanitation, management,
etc.)
Including a HACCP-trained person
11. Preliminary steps
2. Description of products and
identification of intended use
and consumers
Full description of the product(s) being
manufactured under the programme
Product information assists with
hazard analysis
Which group(s) will be consuming the
food product
Where will the product be sold
How will it be prepared
12. Preliminary steps
3. Development and verification of process flow
diagram(s)
The flow diagram should
Outline all processing steps
Include all processing steps
The plant schematic should
Outline where all of the processing steps occur
Display the movement of products, people and waste
13. Preliminary steps
4. Grouping of products
Decide whether products can be grouped using process categories
Slaughter – all species
Raw product – ground/not ground
Thermally processed – commercially sterile
Heat/not heat treated – shelf stable
Fully cooked – not shelf stable
Heat treated but not fully cooked – not shelf stable
Product with secondary inhibitors
Further categories for grouping can be commodity group, hazards,
etc.
Products in the same process category may be covered by the same
HACCP plan
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14. Principle I
Conduct a hazard analysis
Evaluate information regarding potential hazards associated
with the manufacturing process and ingredients
Determine which hazards are significant to food safety
Consider:
Probability of occurrence
Severity of consequences
15. What are hazards?
There are 3 types of hazards
Biological
Chemical
Physical
Do not forget cross-contamination
Microbiological, allergens
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16. Biological hazards
Biological hazards can cause illness and include:
Bacteria: E.coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, Shigella
Viruses: cold viruses, Hepatitis A, Norwalk virus
Parasites: Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Trichinella, tapeworms
Yeasts and moulds
Any toxin produced by microbiological
organisms is also a biological hazard
17. Chemical hazards
Chemical hazards can cause injury or
poisoning and include:
Naturally occurring substances (e.g. allergens,
plant specific toxins)
Excessive, intentionally added chemicals:
antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,
nitrates
Accidentally added chemicals: cleaning
chemicals, paint, pest control chemicals
18. Physical hazards
Physical hazards are
foreign objects that can
cause injury:
Glass
Metal grindings, screws,
nuts, bolts
Stones, pebbles
Needles
Hard plastic
Bones
19. Principle II
Identify Critical Control Points (CCPs):
A CCP is a point, step or procedure at which a control
measure has to be applied to prevent, eliminate or
reduce a food safety hazard
CCPs are not:
Necessarily located where the hazard occurs, they may
be located at a subsequent step
Some hazards cannot be controlled by the
operator
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20. Principle III
Establish Critical Limits (CL)
What is a critical limit?
The maximum and/or minimum value
to which a parameter must be
controlled at a CCP
The critical limit separates
acceptability from unacceptability
The critical limit must be clearly
defined and measurable
21. Principle IV
Establish monitoring procedures
Monitoring:
Is the process of conducting a planned sequence of
measurements to determine if a CCP is under control
Monitoring results must be recorded
If monitoring shows that
critical limits are not met,
then the process is out of
control and the food may
be unsafe.
22. Principle V
Establish corrective actions
Corrective actions are pre-determined measures that have
to be implemented when monitoring indicates that a
deviation has occurred.
Corrective actions must:
Regain control of the process
Locate and segregate affected product
Determine disposal of affected product
Prevent a recurrence
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23. Principle VI
Establish verification procedures
Validation
Ensures that the HACCP plan is complete and valid
Ensures that the plan is effective in achieving expected food
safety outcomes
Ongoing verification
Ensures that the HACCP plan is working effectively
Confirms that the plan is operating according to written
procedures
Auditing
Overall review of the HACCP plan
To be performed whenever any changes occur that could
affect the hazard analysis or alter the HACCP plan
24. Principle VII
Establish record keeping procedures
Record keeping must be complete and accurate and
includes:
Documentation pertaining to all steps, including the
HACCP principles
Appropriate record storage procedures
A log book to keep track of changes
25. HACCP system – Summary
HACCP systems consist of two elements
Prerequisite programmes
Implemented prior to HACCP plans
Control of the overall plant environment
Control factors not directly related to food (e.g. water
quality, transportation and storage, plant sanitation,
employee training)
HACCP plans
Implemented following pre-requisite programmes
Tailored to a certain product or process
Control factors directly related to food production
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29. What are the symptoms
of foodborne illnesses?
• Diarrhea.
• Vomiting.
• Stomach Cramps.
• Headache.
30. How does food get
contaminated?
• During slaughter.
• Irrigated with contaminated water.
• Unwashed hands.
• Cross-contamination.
• Insufficiently cooked.
• Stored at the incorrect temperature.
32. How does food get
contaminated?
• During slaughter.
• Irrigated with contaminated water.
• Unwashed hands.
• Cross-contamination.
• Insufficiently cooked.
• Stored at the incorrect temperature.
34. COOK
• Thoroughly cook meat (145–165ºF),
poultry (165ºF), and eggs (145ºF).
• Use a thermometer to measure internal
temperature of meat.
• Cooked food should be reheated to 165ºF.
• Hot foods should be kept hot at 135ºF or
above.
• Cook food immediately after defrosting.
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SEPARATE
• Wash hands, utensils, and cutting boards
after they have been in contact with raw
meat or poultry and before they touch
another food.
• Put cooked meat on a clean platter.
• Use different dishes and utensils for raw
and cooked foods.
36. CHILL
• Refrigerate leftovers promptly.
• Set refrigerator temperature at 40ºF.
• Set freezer temperature at 0ºF.
• Separate large volumes of food so they will
cool more quickly.
• Cold foods should be kept at a temperature of
41ºF or below.
• Keep purchased food chilled until you get
home from the store.
37. CLEAN
• Wash produce under running water.
• Remove and discard outer leaves from
lettuce or cabbage.
• Wash hands before preparing food,be-tween
types of food, and after preparation.
• The single most important method of
preventing infectious diseases is to wash
your hands.
• Regularly clean and disinfect the refrigerator
and freezer.
• Clean and disinfect countertops regularly.
38. HACCP BASED
FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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