Verifying the System Works

Accurate records enable you to make sure a HACCP system is working as intended. Review records regularly to check that all CCPs are being correctly monitored and that corrective actions are taken according to the proper procedures and adequate to control hazards. Revise procedures as necessary.

Accurate records also demonstrate to health inspectors that your operation is following correct safe procedures. In addition, records help you determine what went wrong if a food-borne illness does occur.

In addition, whenever purchasing specifications are changed, new items are added to the menu, or new equipment is put into use, review procedures and change them if needed. For example, if an operation starts buying larger beef steamship rounds for roasting, the internal temperature of the roasts will not meet critical limits unless the roasting time allowed for the beef is increased.