HACCP Final Study Guide Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023/2024).

What will be monitored? How does the critical limit relate to the monitoring activity? - ANSWER Control Measure at each CCP CL and monitoring limit activity must match What is the NACMCF description of monitoring? - ANSWER a planned sequence of observations or measurements to assess whether a CCP is under control in order to produce an accurate record for verification What causes a corrective action and why? - ANSWER a deviation = actual / potential hazard How will each control measure be monitored? - ANSWER 1. Monitor measurement and observation 2. Calibration 3. Right monitoring equipment Describe how you would select monitoring equipment why is calibration crucial? How can microbial testing be best used? Why do results have to be in real time? - ANSWER Monitoring equipment must be real time, accurate, and precise Calibration is crucial in order to know for sure that the equipment is working properly Microbial testing can best be used as a verification method Results have to be in real time so that if something is wrong they can fix it in real time What are concerns about monitoring equipment that touches products? - ANSWER chemical leaks and cross contamination Why do you need to produce a record? why are diversion values not useful in monitoring? - ANSWER Proof and verification What are the advantages / disadvantages of continuous monitoring? - ANSWER Advantages: preferred, needed when process has frequent variations in CL Disadvantages: Burdensome, impractical, infeasibl, burdensome monitoring can lead to missing monitoring activity = HACCP violation Examples: Continuous metal detector What are the advantages / disadvantages of discontinuous monitoring? - ANSWER Cons: is only representative of the sample taken P