7 replies to this topic

[Fran Blanco]

Hi everybody,
I am experiencing some difficulties trying to apply the new requirements on food defense.
Following the IFS Guideline on this topic, they do not close any option and they present two main alternatives:

• CARVER method
• VACCP method

It is easy to find information about CARVER, indeed you can download a software from FDA website. Nevertheless, It is not easy to handle this tool and requires more dedication than time I have. Besides, I think that VACCP method is more profitable for EU users, I am not sure but I think is pretty similar to HACCP with the only difference that hazards or threats are intentional not unintentional.
Unfortunately, I am not able to find any guideline or information about VACCP, especially focused in approach, examples,...

Any advice or information will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Fran

[monkeyman]

Hi Franbb2,


I am look at this as well for our BRC6 and IFS6.

British standards produce a document "PAS 96:2010 Defending Food and Drink" which looks really useful.

They have a section on "TACCP - Threat assessment critical control point" which might be useful. Type "PAS 96:2010" into Google and you should be able to see a pdf copy. PAS stands for "Publically Available Specification" and, I think, can be freely downloaded.

I am also looking at CARVER to see how it goes.

Let me know how you get on!

Hi everybody,
I am experiencing some difficulties trying to apply the new requirements on food defense.
Following the IFS Guideline on this topic, they do not close any option and they present two main alternatives:

• CARVER method
• VACCP method

It is easy to find information about CARVER, indeed you can download a software from FDA website. Nevertheless, It is not easy to handle this tool and requires more dedication than time I have. Besides, I think that VACCP method is more profitable for EU users, I am not sure but I think is pretty similar to HACCP with the only difference that hazards or threats are intentional not unintentional.
Unfortunately, I am not able to find any guideline or information about VACCP, especially focused in approach, examples,...

Any advice or information will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Fran

[Fran Blanco]

Hi Franbb2,


I am look at this as well for our BRC6 and IFS6.

British standards produce a document "PAS 96:2010 Defending Food and Drink" which looks really useful.

They have a section on "TACCP - Threat assessment critical control point" which might be useful. Type "PAS 96:2010" into Google and you should be able to see a pdf copy. PAS stands for "Publically Available Specification" and, I think, can be freely downloaded.

I am also looking at CARVER to see how it goes.

Let me know how you get on!

Thanks Monkeyman,
I am still stuck with CARVER, I am going to give a chance to PAS 96:2010.

[xylough]

Hi All,

 

Although this post thread is a couple or three months old, I wanted to interject a point in case it was not understood. In addition to Carver, there also exists Carver + Shock Vulnerability Assessment Tool Software to help expedite the assessment. It is available to download from the FDA website. It has been two years since I have worked with it, but as I remember it was much easier than performing it on paper alone.

It may not be available from outside the USA, I am unsure on that point.

 

Here is the link: http://www.fda.gov/F...s/ucm295900.htm

 

Regards,

 

Xylough

[Murae]

Hi Fran, look at PAS 96:2014 this is the new Defending Food and Drink standard.

[Charles.C]

Hi Murae,

 

Thks for input. Everything is useful.

 

There may be some delay in response since the thread was 3 years old (although the OP is still around)

[Murae]

  Sorry must have skipped past the initial topic date.

[Charles.C]

No problem.

 

The old threads are left open to inspire new ideas.