HACCP
HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) is an internationally accepted technique for preventing microbiological, chemical and physical contamination along the food supply chain. The HACCP technique does this by identifying the risks, establishing critical control points, setting critical limits, and ensuring control measures are validated, verified and monitored before implementation.
The effective implementation of HACCP will enhance the ability of companies to: protect and enhance brands and private labels, promote consumer confidence and conform to regulatory and market requirements.
Who can use HACCP?
All businesses involved in the food supply chain from producers to retailers can use HACCP. Enterprises include, but are not restricted to, those linked with:
- Meat & Meat Product
- Spices & Condiments
- Cereals
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Dairy Products
- Fish & Fishery Product
- Nuts & Nut Product
- Bakery & Confectionary
- Hotels
Benefits of HACCP
HACCP provides businesses with a cost effective system for control of food safety, from ingredients right through to production, storage and distribution to sale and service of the final consumer. The preventive approach of HACCP not only improves food safety management but also complements other quality management systems. The main benefits of HACCP are:
- Saves your business money in the long run
- Avoids you poisoning your customers
- Food safety standards increase
- Ensures you are compliant with the law
- Food quality standards increase
- Organises your process to produce safe food
- Organises your staff promoting teamwork and efficiency
- Due diligence defence in court
Although the main goal of HACCP is food protection, there are other benefits acquired through HACCP implementation, such as:
- Increase customer and consumer confidence
- Maintain or increase market access
- Improve control of production process
- Reduce costs through reduction of product losses and rework
- Increase focus and ownership of food safety
- Business liability protection
- Improve product quality and consistency
- Simplify inspections primarily because of the recordkeeping and documentation
- Alignment with other management systems (ISO 22000)