Food Safety & Regulation
Critical control point CCP
A step at which control can be applied and is essential to prevent, eliminate or reduce a food safety hazard to an acceptable level.
Real-life application
The exact step in a food factory — a cooking temperature, a metal detector — where a HACCP plan actually stops a hazard from reaching the consumer.
Related terms
HACCP
Food Safety & RegulationA systematic preventive food safety system built on seven principles, beginning with hazard analysis and identification of critical control points.
Critical limit
Food Safety & RegulationA measurable maximum or minimum value at a CCP that separates acceptable from unacceptable product.
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