Hazards Identification and Critical Control Point (CCP) Determination
A hazard is defined as any biological (B), physical (P) or
chemical (C) property that could cause a product to be unsafe for consumption (Northcutt & Russell, 2010). Hazard analysis or
identification is generally considered to be a two-step process. The first step is to identify the threats to human health which might be introduced into potato products as those products are processed. The hazards associated with processing line for potato
chips process are shown in Table-2.
CCP is a step at which it is essential that a specific control measure is applied to prevent or eliminate a food safety hazard or reduce the risk to an acceptable level (SCV, 2006). The cooking temperature should be taken as a CCP as internal temperature of product verify the adequacy of the cook (Codex, 2005). The decision tree (Figure-1) is used to identify the Critical Control points (CCPs) for process shown in Table-2.