Conduct a hazard analysis for each type of juice
Evaluate biological, chemical, and physical hazards associated with ingredients and all processing steps. Include hazards introduced by secondary blending and packaging.
Assess environmental contamination during non-aseptic operations
Consider pathogen introduction during open blending, transfer, filling, and bottling, particularly where there is no subsequent pathogen reduction step.
Control bacterial growth during ambient holding
Evaluate actual product and room conditions, processing duration, holding time, formulation, and pH. Establish suitable time-temperature controls where hazards are reasonably likely to occur.
Apply and validate the required 5-log pathogen reduction
Determine the pertinent microorganism and establish the required minimum 5-log reduction process under Part 120, subject to applicable provisions and exemptions. The required process must be applied at the facility where final product is packaged.
Prevent recontamination after the reduction step
Evaluate post-treatment equipment, tanks, piping, filling lines, product contact surfaces, packaging, and personnel practices. Establish controls and verification appropriate to the operation.
Identify glass and packaging-related physical hazards
Assess glass containers, bottle integrity, inspection, breakage procedures, product holds, and disposition. Identify CCPs and monitoring where the hazard analysis requires them.
Do not rely solely on COAs, testing, or prerequisite programs
Use supplier documentation, sanitation, environmental controls, and finished-product testing as supporting elements where appropriate, not as substitutes for the required hazard analysis and process controls.
Establish corrective actions and verification
Document deviations, assess affected product, investigate causes, implement corrections, verify effectiveness, and maintain required Juice HACCP records.
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