Jack Olseen

Surviving to Thriving - HACCP - Principle 3: Define critical limits

Now that you've conducted a hazard analysis sweep of your workplace and identified the areas/processes that are critical control points, we are now going to establish "Define critical limits". Whatever your CCPs are, you should develop a set of maximums and minimums which establish the range for what’s acceptable within each set point. What’s the longest and shortest time something can take safely? How hot or cold can it be? How much salt is too much salt, etc. Once you’ve established these parameters, you’ll be able to better manage your product’s safety. By setting Critical Limits, minimums and maximums, for the CCPs in your production process, you can ensure everything is running smoothly.

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Conducted on
Store name/No.
Prepared by
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After reviewing your CCP's using analytics, you can now repeat the following section once for each CCP. This acts as a reference guide and point of truth.
What CCP is this for?
What are the limits for this CCP (Temperature range, amount of salt content, level of cleanliness, time taken etc)
How were the limits determined? (experimental evidence, published results)
What action should be taken if thresholds are broken? E.g throw out product, add water, freeze etc
Is the relationship between the hazard and the critical limit correct to your knowledge?

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The above statements are true and accurate as of date listed below
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Jack Olseen

Surviving to Thriving - HACCP - Principle 3: Define critical limits

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