What is HACCP?

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a process control method designed to
find and eliminate microbiological and other dangers in the food manufacturing process.

What are the seven principles of HACCP?

Principle 1: Conducting a hazard analysis
Plants analyze the risks to food safety during this phase and identify preventive methods to
control these risks.
Principle 2: Identifying critical control points
A critical control point (CCP) is a stage in the manufacturing of food where measures are taken
to prevent, eliminate, or minimize the risk to a level that is acceptable for food safety.
Principle 3: Establish critical limits for each critical control point.
A physical, biological, or chemical hazard must be kept under control at a particular value
known as a critical limit. CCP distinguishes between safe and harmful food while also
preventing, eliminating, or reducing risk to a tolerable level. Notably, critical limits typically take
the form of numerical numbers based on scientific discoveries.
Principle 4: Establish critical control point monitoring requirements.
To ensure that the process is in control at each critical control point and that dangers are
likewise under control, the food manufacturing process must be monitored. The monitoring
process comprises measurements of temperature, visual inspection, timekeeping, etc. Each
process must be monitored, and the FSIS stipulates that the frequency of monitoring must be
specified in the HACCP plan.
Principle 5: Establish corrective actions.
Corrective measures must be performed to stop the hazard if deviations are found during the
monitoring phase. Corrective measures make sure that contaminated products that are harmful
to health do not reach the market.
Principle 6: Establish record keeping procedures
All plants must maintain records detailing hazard analysis, CCP monitoring, critical limits, and
process deviation checks in accordance with HACCP requirements.
Principle 7: Establish verification procedures.
The HACCP plan's validity and the system's compliance with the plan can both be ascertained
through verification.