National
Advisory Committee develops the seven principles for the HACCP. It serves the
foundation of the HACCP system and HACCP certification. Here are the seven principles of HACCP,
The first
principle of HACCP is conduct a Hazard Analysis in the Food Production process
that is used to identify hazard. The Hazards can be Biological, Chemical or
Physical. You have to make sure that the evaluation you did is accurate.
For it you have expertise in the accurate expertise. It means if you don’t have
sufficient expertise then you need external resources to perform the tasks of
hazard analysis. There are 2 steps of the Hazard Analysis, first is to identify
of the Hazard and the second is an evaluation of Hazard.
The
second principle is to identify the CCP. CCP stands for the Critical Control
Point. This is the point where the potential hazards could occur and it can be
controlled.
In the
third principle the limits for the time, pH, temp, chlorine level, and salt
level are establish. This is the most important limit for the CCP, if it limit
ever exceeded then it will affect the product controlled.
Establish
the monitoring procedures is the forth principle. How will you measure and what
will you measure? At the Critical Control Point you need to monitor the
process. You have to keep records that show the critical limits of monitoring
have been met.
The fifth
principle is to establish the corrective action. If the CCP is not according to
the limits established limits then the correct actions must be taken. It
ensures that the unsafe products are not released.
Establish
the effective record keeping procedure is the sixth principle. It describes
that the documents of HACCP System is working properly. The records show that
the critical limits of the system have been met.
Establish
procedure for verifying is the seventh principle of HACCP. The verification
procedure includes some tasks like reviewing the CCP records, critical limits,
HACCP plan and also performs the ongoing verification of the system.