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Article: 7 companies, FDA test HACCP. (Food and Drug Administration, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, testing of food-safety procedure)(Brief Article)
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- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- July 1, 1995
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Seven major food companies are working with FDA in a pilot program to test a procedure to enhance food safety.
The pilot will help FDA determine if the approach, called Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, or HACCP, is practical for wider application in the food industry.
Under the HACCP plan, companies analyze their manufacturing processes to identify where problems are most likely to occur and where preventive measures need to be focused. The idea behind HACCP is to build safety into the manufacturing process, rather than rely on inspections and sampling to identify unsafe ...