This table is a an example of a portion of a HACCP plan relating to the control of "natural toxins" for a fish processor in Hawaii that receives locally harvested barracuda using source control. It is provided for illustrative purposes only. Natural toxins may be only one of several significant hazards for this product.
Updated 7/23/98
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| Critical Control Point (CCP) | Significant Hazard | Critical Limits for each Preventive Measure | Monitoring | Corrective Action(s) | Records | Verification | |||
| What | How | Frequency | Who | ||||||
| Receiving - fresh fish | Natural toxins - CFP | No fish may be harvested from an area that is covered by a State CFP advisory, or for which there is information from fishermen, news media, academia, or other sources that there is a current CFP problem. | Identify harvest area | Ask fisherman for the harvest location | Every lot | Receiving employee | Reject lot | Receiving record | Review monitoring and corrective action records within one week of preparation |
FDA. 1998. Natural Toxins (A Chemical Hazard). Ch. 6, In Fish and Fishery Products Hazards & Controls Guide: Second Edition. 65-72. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Seafood, Washington, DC.
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Updated: 07/18/07 Update Log |
Pamela D. Tom,
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