Corrective Action, Verification, and Review

This module is specific to HACCP Awareness and should be read carefully before continuing.

• Corrective action must address the affected food and the cause of the failure.
• Affected food may need to be held, reprocessed, rejected, or disposed of depending on the risk.
• Corrective action records should explain what happened, what was done, and who approved the action.
• Verification confirms that the HACCP system is working as intended.
• Verification activities may include record review, calibration checks, internal audits, microbiological testing, or observation.
• Validation confirms that the chosen control measure is capable of controlling the hazard.
• A HACCP plan should be reviewed after complaints, incidents, audit findings, product changes, or process changes.
• Good HACCP records are clear, accurate, available, and protected from unauthorized changes.
• HACCP success depends on trained people and consistent implementation.
• A HACCP plan that is written but not followed does not protect customers.