ISO 22000:2018 Clause 7.1.5 Externally developed elements of the food safety management system # Jakkrit Vipatikom
Well-known examples of this approach have been developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) covering meat and poultry establishments (e.g. USDA Generic Model for Poultry Slaughter, 1999).
Other examples are modular approach used by New Zealand as has Northern Ireland (FSANI, 2003) , Generic HACCP-based plan for eggs promoted in New Zealand (NZFSA, 2004) and "Safer Food Better Business" system developed by the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency.
Generic HACCP-based plans have been generated by governments and other stakeholders to help small site implement HACCP. Generic plans aim to help food operators think through the food safety problems that can occur and how they can be controlled; they enable food businesses to a process and product. The approach is best suited to businesses operating processes that are consistent within the sector, in particular linear processes (e.g. animal slaughter, meat cutting, fruit and vegetable washing and packing)
There are many kinds of Generic HACCP-based plans. Some plans identify the appropriate hazards, while others only suggest the possible hazards (requiring site to select
the hazards applicable to their own processes). Some require the HACCP plan to be developed from the reference documents provided, while others generate the modular documents in such a way that they can actually become the documented HACCP plan (in this respect they often resemble a workbook).
In summary, a pre-developed general HACCP plan needs to be further tailored and adapted by the individual food business.
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Edited by Jakkrit Vipatikom, 18 May 2020 - 12:25 AM.