Validation and Verification Procedures
Questions And Answers
What does initial validation include? Product/process description and flow diagrams.
Monitoring records
CCP verification
Previous audit reports
Initial Validation: Purpose Ensure that the plan will control he food safety hazards
associated with the product.
Ensure that the plan can be implemented as written.
Validating the HACCP plan: Who does it? The HACCP team during initial
implementation of the HACCP plan
, FSC342 - HACCP Principle 6: Establish
Validation and Verification Procedures
Questions And Answers
Validating the HACCP Plan: Assesses What? (5) Hazard analysis
CCP's
Critical limits
Monitoring
Corrective Action
Validation Tools Include...? (4) Experts
Scientific lit/studies
In plant observations/measurements
Records
What is Revalidation? Termed "Reassessment" by USDA and FDA
When is Revalidation conducted? At least annually.