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Surimi

Generic HACCP Plan

  1. Product Description
  2. Flow Diagram
  3. Potential Hazards
  4. Hazard Analysis Worksheet
  5. HACCP Plan Form
  6. Daily Metal Detector Record

1. Product Description

Aquatic Product Raw Material: Pacific whiting ( Merluccius spp. ); pollock ( Theragra chalcogramma )
Raw material harvest Area: Off Oregon coast
Raw material received: Directly from harvester
Finished Product: Frozen surimi
Food additives, ingredients, processing aids: Sorbitol, sugar, polyphosphate, protease inhibitor, water
Shipping: Shipped in the firm's refrigerated trucks
Intended use: Raw material for fully-cooked imitation seafood products
Intended consumers: General public

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2. Flow Diagram

Receiving   Receiving Raw fish received at dock; ingredients received at loading platform
|   |  
Refrigerated storage   Dry storage Refrigerated storage at or below 40°F; dry storage at ambient temperature
|   |  
Heading   | Mechanical heading equipment
|   |  
Gutting   | Mechanical gutting equipment
|   |  
Filleting   | Mechanical filleting equipment
|   |  
Deboning   | Mechanical deboning equipment
|   |  
Mincing   | Mechanical mincing equipment
|   |  
Wash   | Wash tanks
|   |  
Dewater   | Dewatering screens
|   |  
Wash   | Wash tanks
|   |  
Dewater   | Dewatering screens
|   |  
Mix   | Mixing bin
|   |  
Refine   | Refiner
|   |  
Dehydrate   | Screw dehydrator
|   |  
Blend <– <–––– Blender
|      
Form     Former
|      
Freeze     Freezer
|      
Package     Packing table
|      
Frozen Storage     Freezer
|      
Ship     Ship in firm's trucks

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3. Potential Hazards

  1. Potential species-related hazards: (FDA's Draft Hazards and Controls Guide)
    1. None
  2. Potential process-related hazards: (FDA's Draft Hazards and Controls Guide)
    1. Metal Inclusion
    2. Food and Color Additives
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4. Hazard Analysis Worksheet

(1)
Ingredient/ Processing Step 		(2)
Potential Hazard Introduced or Controlled 		(3)
Is the Potential Hazard Significant (Reasonably Likely to Occur - Yes/No) 		(4)
Justification for Inclusion or Exclusion as a Significant Hazard (Consider the likelihood that the hazard would or would not be introduced, or intensified, or a hazard from a previous step can be controlled 		(5)
Preventive Measure(s) for the Significant Hazard from Column 3 (Existing plus additional, if needed) 		(6)
Critical Control Point (Yes/No)
Receiving BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Storage BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Heading BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical heading equipment 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Gutting BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical gutting equipment 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Filleting BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical filleting equipment 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Deboning BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical deboning equipment 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Mincing BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical mincing equipment 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Wash BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Dewater BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Wash BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Dewater BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Mix BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical mixing equipment 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Refine BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical refiner 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Dehydrate BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical screw dehydrator 		 
Metal detector at packaging 		 
No
Blend BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
Food and color additives 		 
No 		 
The ingredients used are not a food safety hazard 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Form BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Freeze BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Package BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
Metal inclusion 		 
Yes 		 
Mechanical processing steps 		 
Metal detector 		 
Yes
Freezer BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
Ship BIOLOGICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
CHEMICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
PHYSICAL
None 		 
No 		 
N/A 		 
N/A 		 
No
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Date:

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5. HACCP Plan Form: Surimi Processing

(1)
Critical Control Point (CCP) 		(2)
Hazard 		(3)
Critical Limits
of the
Preventive Measures 		Monitoring (8)
Corrective Actions 		(9)
Records 		(10)
Verification
(4)
What 		(5)
How 		(6)
Frequency 		(7)
Who
Packaging Metal inclusion Perform no processing without a metal detector Packaged product Metal detector Each package Automatic reject Destroy or reprocess Metal detector record Daily record review; Metal detector calibration
Reviewed by:
Date:

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6. Daily Metal Detector Record

Date:
Processing line:
 
CALIBRATION CHECK
Time Results Comments Initials
  Pass ____ Fail ____    
 
REJECT RECORD
Time No. of packages
rejected 		Disposition
of packages 		Comments Initials
         
         
         
         
         
Reviewed by:
Date:

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The author is Robert J. Price, Extension Specialist, Seafood Products, Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8598

UCSGEP 96-1W; April 1996

This work is sponsored in part by NOAA, National Sea Grant College Program, Department of Commerce, under grant number NA36RG0537, project number A/EA-1, through the California Sea Grant College Program, and in part by the California State Resources Agency. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes.

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