HACCP Principles Flashcards
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What does HACCP stand for?
Answer: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, a systematic, science-based approach to food safety.
How many principles make up a complete HACCP plan?
Answer: 7
A complete HACCP plan is built on 7 principles, from hazard analysis through record-keeping and verification.
What is the first principle of HACCP?
Answer: Conduct a hazard analysis
The first HACCP principle is to conduct a hazard analysis, identifying biological, chemical, and physical hazards that could occur at each step of food production.
What is a Critical Control Point (CCP) in a HACCP plan?
Answer: A step where a control measure can be applied to prevent or eliminate a food safety hazard
A CCP is a point in the process where a control measure can be applied to prevent, eliminate, or reduce a food safety hazard to an acceptable level.
Which of the following is an example of a biological hazard in food production?
Answer: Salmonella in raw poultry
Salmonella is a pathogenic bacteria, making it a biological hazard — one of the three main categories (biological, chemical, physical) addressed by HACCP.
What is the purpose of establishing critical limits in a HACCP plan?
Answer: To define the maximum or minimum value a control measure must meet to prevent a hazard
Critical limits define the measurable boundary (such as a minimum temperature) that must be met at a CCP to ensure a hazard is controlled.