Summary
Plants that have a good existing Quality Assurance Program should not face much of an effort or manpower increase when adopting a HACCP program. Rather, it should be more of a shift in emphasis and direction. Emphasize specifications for incoming ingredients. Consider supplier qualifications in addition to just price. Do the environmental sampling. Analyze the hazards. Identify the critical control points. Monitor them. Keep careful track of material usage and production codes. Systemize it all to keep it manageable, and then write down the results and maintain them in an orderly manner. By doing this, the HACCP approach is pro-active rather than re-active. Its implementation may not always be easy but neither are the potential
lawsuits, prosecutions, and recalls that a company can be exposing itself to if HACCP is not part
of its thinking.