HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
What is HACCP?
During the last few years the global food industry has been
directly affected by an escalation of legislation and regulations.
This includes food safety and hygiene. Today, HACCP (Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point) techniques are increasingly
used in the food industry throughout the world. HACCP principles,
developed by the Codex Alimentarius of the World Health
Organisation, demand that organisations establish effective food
safety systems through the application of systematic approach to
hazard and risk analysis.
Increasingly companies within the food chain must be able to
demonstrate an effective HACCP system, depending on varying local
and national requirements. Meeting local food hygiene regulations
and applying hazard analysis techniques, such as HACCP, add to what
may already seem to be a complex and daunting process for those in
the food chain. However, taking a formalised approach to assuring
food safety helps you demonstrate your commitment by meeting the
demands of legislation.
LRQA's services
LRQA's HACCP assessments are designed for organisations that
wish to demonstrate the effectiveness of their product safety and
the hygiene critical elements of their operations.
LRQA offers an extensive and challenging HACCP assessment and
certification service accredited by the Dutch Council for
Accreditation (RvA), the Requirements for a HACCP based Food Safety
System.
LRQA also offers an alternative HACCP assessment service to
existing clients that do not require accredited certification, but
that still want to benefit from an LRQA assessment of their systems
for ensuring food safety. These assessments use the HACCP
principles detailed in Codex Alimentarius as reference
criteria.
The HACCP system assessment services can be provided to
complement existing LRQA ISO 9000 approvals, saving both time and
money, by accommodating any duplication within the systems.
Alternatively, these services can be provided to organisations that
do not have ISO 9000 certification. We also offer HACCP assessment
together with other food standards such as the BRC standard.
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