Map the process and identify exposed product stages
Document receiving, preparation, processing, post-process handling, packaging, storage, and distribution. Identify where product or food-contact surfaces are exposed to the environment.
Evaluate Listeria and other biological hazards
Consider product characteristics, environmental exposure, processing conditions, employee handling, and whether a later lethal treatment occurs. Determine whether environmental pathogens are hazards requiring control.
Assess allergen hazards and cross-contact
Identify allergens in ingredients and processing aids, evaluate cross-contact risks, and establish formulation, segregation, cleaning, and labeling controls.
Establish effective sanitation and employee hygiene
Develop cleaning and sanitation procedures, handwashing practices, glove management, protective clothing, and controls for movement between areas.
Verify equipment and food-contact surface hygiene
Assess disassembly, equipment niches, seams, molds, utensils, and other food-contact surfaces. Establish inspection and verification procedures appropriate to the equipment.
Implement pest control and facility maintenance
Prevent pest entry and address standing water, damaged floors, structural openings, and other conditions that may contribute to contamination.
Determine appropriate control classification
Use the hazard analysis to identify CCPs, prerequisite programs, sanitation preventive controls, and other controls as applicable. Not every sanitation measure is a CCP.
Document deviations and verify corrective action
Assess affected product, correct immediate conditions, determine root cause, implement corrective action, and verify effectiveness. Maintain records supporting the HACCP or applicable preventive controls system.
How Consultare Inc. Group Can Help
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Consultare can support HACCP gap assessments, hazard analysis and HACCP plan development or review, RTE pathogen risk assessment, sanitation program assessment, allergen control, GMP and employee hygiene procedures, monitoring and verification, and corrective action support. For covered facilities subject to Part 117, the preventive controls framework should also be assessed as applicable.
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Whether you manufacture ready-to-eat dairy products, prepared meals, refrigerated foods, or other products requiring HACCP or preventive controls, request a free consultation through HACCPServices.com. Discuss your products, process flow, hazard analysis, sanitation, and allergen controls. You can also create a free SystemsBuilder account to organize your compliance documentation and processes.
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