Posted 22 July 2008 - 07:11 AM
Dear Campcook,HACCP system is built upon a solid foundation of prerequisite programs. Prerequisite programs helps in setting the basic environmental and operating conditions required for the production of safe and wholesome food. You will get a lot of Generic HACCP plan from the net. Since you mentioned that, you have to make a HACCP plan for each menu, I would say, your HACCP plan should be process specific. You can categorize the menu into different processes as below and then do hazard analysis of each process--No cook step (Receive- store- prepare- hold- serve) -Same day service (Receive- store- prepare- Cook – Hold - Serve)-Complex preparation (Receive- store- prepare- Cook – Cool – Reheat – Hot Hold - Serve)Then identify the probable hazards for each process and list out the control measures for each process. Determine the CCPs and critical limits and develop monitoring procedures and list out the corrective actions. Develop the verification procedures as required and the records for documenting your process and lastly validate your system.You can refer the Annex for sample HACCP table formats and view the selected hazards found at retail from associated foods & control measures from:--US FDA/CFSAN- Managing food safety: A manual for the voluntary use of HACCP principles for operators of food service and retail establishments-Managing food safety: A regulator’s manual for applying HACCP principles to risk-based of food service and retail inspections and evaluating voluntary food safety management systems.-Validation and verification of HACCP plans in Retail Food Establishment which was recently posted by Charles.C. (From Food Safety Discussion)-Another interesting link posted by Simon on Management of Food Safety Practices in Retail and Foodservice (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~acrobat/fc05-a4.pdf ).I hope these references will be useful.
Best regards,
J
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