Archive for December, 2006

Critical Control Points

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Identifying critical control points in your HACCP system is the step in HACCP that operators need to prevent, eliminate or control/reduce specific hazards. There are a number of ways to prevent hazards in the processing environment including purchasing food products from approved vendors, ensuring that overhead light fixtures are protected against breakage, washing hands, […]

Physical Hazards

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Certainly I am not the only person that has gotten a hair in their food while eating at a restaurant, but over the years, I have also found several other physical hazards of interest including bone fragments, wood chips, pieces of metal scrub pads and a screw. These are all considered physical hazards. […]