As food safety rules roll out, the FDA has added a layer of PREVENTION MEASURES to the protocol. Where preventative controls were a component of HACCP, HARPC is predicated on it! CONCERNTRAK IS ON TOP OF THIS CHANGE. With the SafeTrak program all documentation demands are easily, accurately, and electronically recorded and stored for easy retrieval.
“HARPC stands for “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls.” It is one of many new provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, a sweeping food safety legislation amending the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that was enacted in January of 2011. HARPC requires virtually every food manufacturer, packer, bottler and storage facility to identify food safety and adulteration risks associated with their foods and processes, to implement controls to minimize the risks, to verify that the controls are working, and to design and implement corrective actions to address any deviations from the controls that might arise. Everything in a HARPC plan must be properly documented and must conform to FDA’s standards and definitions surrounding facilities, controls, hazards, and the adulteration of foods. HARPC requires each food facility to document all aspects of its plan, periodically review it, constantly maintain it, and document its verification steps.”