Examples of using Haccp-based procedures in English and their translations into Slovenian
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Modifications to the HACCP-based procedures;
HACCP-based procedures are mandatory for all food business operators except primary producers(1).
These include the use of guides for the application of HACCP-based procedures.
The intent of HACCP-based procedures is to focus on control at CCPs.
Hygiene control, including the audit of the good hygiene practices and the HACCP-based procedures.
HACCP-based procedures should be documented in the HACCP-plan and continuously supplemented by records on findings.
HACCP plan: A document, possibly electronic, fully describing the HACCP-based procedures.
Regarding HACCP, HACCP-based procedures should provide sufficient flexibility to be applicable in all circumstances(8).
A summary of examples of flexibility regarding PRPs and HACCP-based procedures can be found in Appendix 5.
In relation to auditing tasks, official auxiliaries may only collectinformation regarding good hygienic practices and HACCP-based procedures;
Prior to application of the HACCP-based procedures to any business, the food business operator should have implemented the PRPs(See Annex I).
The HACCP team should specify the methods andprocedures to be used for determining if the HACCP-based procedures are working correctly.
The application of the HACCP-based procedures should be reviewed and necessary changes made when any modification is made in the product, process, or any step.
On the flexibility provided for certain food establishments byEU legislation related to the implementation of PRPs and HACCP-based procedures(Annex III).
An essential part of HACCP-based procedures is a program of observations or measurements performed at each CCP to ensure compliance with specified critical limits.
The purpose of this guidance is to facilitate andharmonise the implementation of the EU requirements on PRPs and HACCP-based procedures by providing practical guidance:.
It is important when applying the HACCP-based procedures to be flexible where appropriate, given the context of the application taking into account the nature and the size of the operation.
The purpose of this Annex is to give guidance on flexibility with regard to the implementation offood safety management systems including HACCP-based procedures, and in particular:.
HACCP-based procedures are considered to be a useful tool for food business operators to identify and control hazards that may occur in food and during food processing in their own establishment.
Documentation and record keeping should be appropriate to the nature and size of the operation andsufficient to assist the business to verify that the HACCP-based procedures are in place and being maintained.
Rather than focusing solely on HACCP-based procedures, this guidance document has a more integrated approach covering both PRPs and HACCP within a FSMS, including flexibility for certain businesses.
Documents and records should be kept for a sufficient period of time beyond the shelf life of the product for traceability purposes, for the regular revision of the procedures by the FBO andto allow the competent authority to audit the HACCP-based procedures.
As well as enhancing food safety, implementation of the HACCP-based procedures can provide other significant benefits, e.g. for inspection/auditing by regulatory authorities and promote international trade by increasing confidence in food safety.
Where generic HACCP guides exist, documentation on hazard analysis, CCP determination, critical limit determination, possible modification of the FSMS andvalidation activities can be substituted for individual documentation on HACCP-based procedures.
Whenever there are needs connected with export or specifications of customers,all FBOs are free to use and fully implement HACCP-based procedures and get a certification on them, even if they would be eligible for a more flexible approach as described in this document.
All HACCP-based procedures are capable of accommodating changes, such as advances in equipment design, processing procedures or technological developments as they include a requirement to review the procedures to ensure that new hazards have not been introduced when such changes are made.
Although EU legislation does not provide for critical limits at critical control points, microbiological criteria(5)can be used in validation and verification of HACCP-based procedures and other food hygiene control measures, as well as for the verification of the correct functioning of these control measures.
When food business operators in the food chain take additional measures to guarantee food safety by implementing integrated systems, private control systems, independent third party certification or by other means, and when these measures are documented and animals covered by these schemes clearly identifiable, the officialveterinarian may take this into account when carrying out inspection tasks and reviewing the HACCP-based procedures.
During hazard identification, evaluation,and subsequent operations in designing and applying the HACCP-based procedures, the FBO should give consideration to the likely end-use of the product(e.g. cooked or not), categories of vulnerable consumers and epidemiological evidence related to food safety.
For a particular operation or type of food,the guides to good practice can refer to these limits and the HACCP-based procedure can be formatted in such a way as to ensure that these limits are met.