New York Food Safety

A HACCP plan documents the procedures used to ensure that the principles of HACCP are followed. It dictates the methods used to monitor and control chemical, physical, and biological hazards. It also directs the use of appropriate resources and timely responses to problems. Information in this course comes from the “Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles and Application Guidelines” adopted by the USDA and FDA National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) in August 1997. In addition to enhanced assurance of food safety, information helps illustrate that an organization benefits from better use of resources and a timely response to problems.

Prerequisite programs are an essential foundation for the development and implementation of a successful HACCP plan. These have traditionally been based on current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). While HACCP programs are limited to ensuring that food is safe to consume, all prerequisite programs should be reviewed for effectiveness during the design and implementation of a HACCP plan. Although they can be managed separately from the HACCP plan itself, some of their aspects may be incorporated into it. This course helps determine good safety practices concerning the consumption of seafood.

This course supports all those who are preparing for certification as a Food Safety Manager. This certification, which is accredited in the United States of America by the Conference for Food Protection and the American National Standards Institute, is a benchmark for the food industry and part of a global standard in food safety education. This course covers food safety issues, regulations, and techniques to maintain a food – safe environment. It will help you to better understand how handling food correctly is not only the law, but it improves safety and lowers cost as well.

This course imparts knowledge about precautions and exercises that need to be taken in order to reduce food safety hazards in conjunction with the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) system.

This course presents the characteristics and application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), a risk prevention management methodology that applies appropriate science and technology to plan, control, and document safe food processes in a food facility, consistent with the FDA’s desire to implement voluntary HACCP. The course first examines HACCP’s principles and concepts. The HACCP approach begins by identifying biological, chemical, and physical hazards (inputs to the system) associated with facility construction, equipment, employees, food and supplies. For prerequisite processes (e.g., personnel hygiene and training; equipment and facility cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance; receiving and storage); and for food processes (e.g., cooking, hot and cold holding, and cooling), this course presents scientifically validated hazard control procedures that prevent, eliminate, or reduce hazards to levels that protect public health. Finally, this course describes how.