How does HACCP enhance food safety?
HACCP requires monitoring to reveal when food safety limits have been violated. This results in taking corrective actions to reinstate control and through documented procedures to prevent recurrence. The operation of the system is constantly verified. • What is the regulatory agency’s role in HACCP? A: As noted previously, regulatory authority and responsibility for oversight in the safety of food have not changed, but HACCP allows more flexibility to use resources wisely and gives the regulator a continuous picture of food safety controls applied and documentation of corrective actions. • What is wrong with the PMO that it requires new HACCP regulations? A: Nothing. The committee is developing guidelines for an alternative voluntary HACCP program. This is another tool the states and industry have available for assuring the safety of milk and milk products. • Is mandatory HACCP under the NCIMS program on the horizon? A: No, HACCP is a voluntary alternative to the traditional system und
