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What is HACCP based procedures?

It is largely based on the principles set out in the Annex of the Codex Alimentarius document CAC/RCP 1-1969. 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.

What is the purpose of the HACCP annex?

The purpose of this Annex is to give guidance on flexibility with regard to the implementation of food safety management systems including HACCP-based procedures, and in particular: To identify those food businesses where flexibility would be appropriate, To explain the notion ‘simplified HACCP-based procedures’,

What is the 2016 HACCP notice?

The 2016 Notice provided guidance as a follow-up of the ‘Overview Report on the State of Implementation of HACCP in the EU and Areas for Improvement’ prepared by the former Food and Veterinary Office of the Commission's Health and Food Safety Directorate-General after number of fact-finding missions.

What is a hazard analysis based on HACCP principles?

In such cases the application of procedures based on the HACCP principles is limited to the first principle i.e. a hazard analysis required to justify in a risk-based manner why no CCP needs to be considered and to demonstrate that PRPs are sufficient to control the hazards.