HACCP prerequisite management

Benefits of attending

Prerequisites are the foundation on which HACCP plans are developed. For some categories of food however, particularly ready-to-eat products, their significance is raised as they are the major control of cross-contamination after their final decontamination treatments. This course helps delegates identify the hazards of importance to their food products and their associated sources and vectors of cross contamination. The control of these sources and vectors is then linked to the prerequisites that need to be implemented in the factory. The course also develops a risk ranking approach to determine the significance of these sources and routes of contamination to determine which controls can be described as Operational Prerequisites. The course concludes with the determination of the validation of such controls together with setting of control values and their associated monitoring, verification and records. The overall aim of the course is thus to develop a prerequisite or environmental management plan which will maximise the control of cross-contamination hazards.

Delegates have the option to sit an exam on the final day to obtain certification by the RSPH

Course content

Delegates may choose 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 modules since each day is self-contained

Day 1

• HACCP and prerequisites
• Hazards
  - Microorganisms
  - Allergens
  - Pests
  - Foreign bodies
• Sources and vectors of contamination
• Risk ranking
• Operational Prerequisites

Day 2

• Hygienic design of factories
• Hygienic design of equipment
• Practical exercises

Day 3

• Cleaning and disinfection
• Allergen control
• Practical exercises

Day 4

• Personal hygiene
• Pest control
• Foreign body control
• Waste disposal
• Practical exercises

Day 5

• Environmental validation, verification and monitoring
• Prerequisite management plans
• Exam

Outline details, final programme to be confirmed

Further information

Please submit a an electronic form to register your interest or email the Training Department Once the details of the programme have been finalised, the training team will notify you directly.