With respect to changes that require processors to reassess their hazard analyses and HACCP plans, what do the terms “sources of raw material” and “consumers of finished product” refer to?
“Sources of raw materials” refers to the harvester or supplier of the raw material. If, for example, a processor expands or changes the area from which he purchases a species of fish to include an area in which a harvest closure based on chemical contaminants exists, the processor should reassess whether it is necessary to change his plan to accommodate the new hazard. “Consumers of product” refers to the ultimate consumer, who buys the product at a retail establishment or consumes it at a food service establishment. If, for example, a processor changes his marketing for a product to specifically target persons in hospitals and nursing homes, or other high risk populations, he should reassess whether it changes the significance of potential hazards in the product.
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