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Practical HACCP

in the
Confectionery
Industry
Donald A. Corlett, Jr., PhD

tives and following a systematic step-by-


T his paper addresses the practical task
of establishing a hazard analysis crit- step approach. The key feature of this
approach is to involve company person-
ical control point (haccp) system in the As head of Corlett Food
food company. Like any other important nel. This makes the program practical in Consulting Service,
Corlett has been chair of
new company system or program, haccp two respects: it helps establish haccp on the ad hoc working
requires commitment, resources and time. the production floor where it belongs, and group that developed the
first National Advisory
Although the overall goal is to install it makes haccp an active part of the com-
Committee on Micro-
the haccp system in the candy manufac- pany’s food safety program. biological Criteria for
turing facility, it is first necessary to make The following steps have been found Foods and Hazard
Analysis and Critical
sure that the foundation for the haccp sys- helpful for establishing practical haccp Control Point guide
tem is in place. The foundation, consisting programs in food manufacturing facilities. approved in 1989.
of prerequisite programs based on the good These steps are intended to help those who He has experience work-
manufacturing practices (gmps), must exist are responsible for, and are involved in, ing at Del Monte Foods
and Nabisco Brands.
or be developed in order for the haccp planning and implementing this system.
program to be effective. Hence the two
related goals for haccp are to insure that OBTAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND
prerequisite programs are in place and to COMMITMENT
install the haccp system. The first step in developing and imple-
Implementation of the haccp system is menting the haccp system is to obtain
dependent on conventional techniques that management’s support and commitment.
organizations use for establishing new pro- All subsequent steps are influenced by this
grams. These include establishing objec- first step. Efforts to implement haccp only Donald A. Corlett, Jr.

The Manufacturing Confectioner • August 1998 75

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