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Responsibilities Of HACCP And The Food Safety Management System

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Responsibilities

You must put in place and implement a food safety management system to ensure the food you provide is safe to eat. Think about what might go wrong with the food that you sell and what you must do to ensure it is safe for your customers. Procedures must be in place to manage food safety 'hazards' in your workplace. Everything must be written down, updated when necessary and kept so that they can be checked by the local authority.
These procedures must be based on the principles of HACCP.

Hazard

Analysis

Critical

Control

Point

What is HACCP?

HACCP is a system that identifies where hazards may arise in the food production process, by putting procedures into place to prevent the hazards from occurring.
HACCP systems must be based on the seven principles.

Conduct a hazard analysis

Identify critical control points

Establish critical limits

Establish monitoring

Establish corrective actions

Establish verification

Establish documentation and records

1.Hazard Analysis

A hazard is anything that can cause harm to your customers and can happen at any stage in your business, from taking deliveries to serving customers.
There are three types of hazards.

Biological

Chemical

Physical

Biological Hazards
Microorganisms and food-borne parasites are a concern as a food safety hazard. These can cause food poisoning bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli. They are hazardous because they can: Survive

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