Introduction to HACCP

What does HACCP stand for?

• Health Assessment and Critical Control Plan

• Hazardous Analysis and Control Protocol

• Healthy Analysis and Control Procedure

• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point

What is the legal responsibility of food businesses?

• To ignore food safety regulations

• To reduce quality standards

• To maximize profits

• To produce safe food

What is a Critical Control Point (CCP)?

• A point where food quality is checked

• A point where food is stored

• A point where employees take breaks

• An identifiable point in the production chain where a hazard may occur

What is the purpose of HACCP?

• To ignore food safety regulations

• To prevent potential problems before they happen

• To reduce consumer satisfaction

• To increase production costs

What is the first step in implementing HACCP?

• Hazard analysis

• CCP monitoring

• Establishing critical limits

• Corrective actions

What are corrective actions in HACCP?

• Procedures to reduce food quality

• Procedures to avoid monitoring CCPs

• Procedures to increase hazards in food production

• Procedures to be followed when a hazard is identified in food production

What is the purpose of verification procedures in HACCP?

• To reduce food quality

• To verify the HACCP plan and show the system is operating according to the plan

• To increase hazards in food production

• To avoid monitoring CCPs

Why is record keeping important in HACCP?

• To reduce food quality

• To increase hazards in food production

• To demonstrate the effective implementation of HACCP principles

• To avoid monitoring CCPs

When should the HACCP scheme be revised?

• Only when there are significant changes in the product

• Only when there are legal issues

• Whenever the food operation is altered and on a regular basis

• Never, once it is implemented it does not need revision

An important benefit of implementing a HACCP system in a food business is

• reduced employee wages

• increased consumer confidence

• reduced employer support

• increased food wastage