Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to develop and/or review a food safety program
- Identify and/or review food safety hazards
- Processes to be covered by the food safetyprogram are identified and steps within each process aredescribed
- Food safety hazards that are reasonablyexpected to occur are identified for each process
- Handling methods, processing techniques andexisting support programs used in the workplace are identified
- Establish and/or review methods to monitor and control food safety hazards
- Acceptable methods of control are establishedfor each food safety hazard that is reasonably expected tooccur
- Control methods are validated
- Procedures for taking preventative action areestablished
- Appropriate methods for monitoring thatprocesses remain within control are established
- Required corrective action to respond tosituations where hazards are not effectively controlled isestablished
- Establish and/or review food safety documentation, communication and recording systems