HACCP Certification
HACCP
Certification is the abstract of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point helps
in determining the risk or hazards in food safety throughout the supply
chain. HACCP Plan is an internationally accepted plan to recognize a risk-based
system. This helps in managing the manufacturing process, preparation,
packaging, distribution of the food. This system is designed to prevent,
control, monitor, reduce or eliminate the risk of hazards (microbial, chemical,
or physical) from raw material to finished products.
Certification
to HACCP helps the business to reduce the risk of producing unsafe productions
and bring transparency in the process.
Better
execution of the HACCP plan helps in better results for the organization in
terms of monetary. It helps in achieving several benefits to the organization
as well as to others in the process. The main benefits of HACCP are:
Saves your business in the long run in
the market
Avoids food damage and recalls
Food Safety Management System get into
streamline
Ensures compliance by the law
Food poisoning decreases
Organizes the Critical Limits at an
earlier stage
Organizes the teamwork in the organization
Due diligence in the court
Other
Benefits are:
- Long
term cost savings
- ensure
increased business profitability
- Cuts
all risks of health hazards
- Increases
the food safety practices
- Helps
build efficiency within the workplace
- HACCP
records are a legitimate if worst cases
- HACCP
procedures combine with other types of systems in food businesses
Requirements Of HACCP Certification
HACCP
follows the procedures based on the Principles of HACCP to
identify and control any hazards that could pose a danger to the preparation of
safe food. It helps you to:
- Identify
what can go wrong?
- Identify
what actions to implement corrective plans?
- How to
ensure the corrective actions?
- What
records or documentation are required?
Answering these questions help in complying with the requirement of the HACCP Plan.
- Conduct
Product testing if any hazard or risk involved
- Scrutiny
of requirements as per the compliance of the standard
- Application
for certificate for achieving HACCP Certification
- Carry
out inspection all CPPs are verified
- Evaluation
of the product
- Verify
product safety and quality for usage by customers
- Take
enforcement actions (if any required)
- Make
quality enhancement (if need arises)
- Conduct
Internal audit
- Testing
of products and safety by the third party
- Closure
of observations
- Evaluation
of the product
The
requirements are based on Seven Principles
of HACCP Certification.
WHAT DOCUMENTS AND TERMS ARE NEEDED TO ESTIMATE
COST FOR A HACCP CERTIFICATION?
The
initial step to ensure HACCP Certification is to precisely identify the risk
and hazards involved in the food products (if any). To comply with the
guidelines of the standard an organization need to keep certain documentation
and records of data as required:
·
Name of the product
·
Brief description of the product
·
Ingredients use in the process
·
Nutritional value Chart (Per 100gm)
·
Manufacturing and Expiry date
·
Storage conditions
·
Manufacturer Details
HACCP CERTIFICATION PROCESS
To
make the HACCP Certification process simple and quick. Hiring a consultant will
guide you and your business through the following steps to achieve HACCP
Certification by providing
1. Gap Analysis
2. Training
3. Testing
4. Documentation & Test Report
5. Process Audit
6. External Audit
7. Certification and beyond
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