The following seven (7) principles outline the basics of a HACCP program. These principles,
properly applied in a processing plant, will result in minimizing the potential of a food borne
illness outbreak:
1. Identify potential food safety hazards.
2. Determine Critical Control Points or CCPs (where and when hazards need to be controlled).
3. Establish critical limits for each CCP that will control potential problems.
4. Implement procedures to monitor CCPs and record data.
5. Identify corrective action to be taken when process controls are lost.
6. Establish record keeping systems to document the HACCP plan.
7. Verify that the HACCP program is working.