HACCP Risk Evaluation

HACCP risk evaluation; necessary component of an audit

You as entrepreneur think about your business, for example, producing good food products. You as chef think about preparing delicious meal on the table. However, "delicious and good" alone is not enough. It also has to be healthy without pathogenic macro-organism. Pathogenic macro-organism is small beast which can make you really sick. It meant not only for the consumer.

Research on the facts and the risks

To prevent your meals or products being unhealthy, a firm control of process done beforehand is needed. All the office work of the research about risks, you might find it a bit exaggerated. "Let the people keep themselves busy with really serious matter", such as?

Spinach is a well-known products, which also known by most people that it can contain nitrate. That is not healthy. There was spinach incident in 2006 in America that you probably do not aware of. A 77 years old woman and a small child of 3 died after consuming spinach. Over hundreds people were hospitalized. Approximately 17 of them suffered from damaging kidney function.

As the result of that incident, the turnover of spinach industry was completely sunk. At a certain moment, United States completely stop the receiving of spinach into the country. Until now, the turnover in this industry has not reached the level of before the incident happen. Additional impact was that sales for other vegetables also fell. Meanwhile the lawsuits on the case have started.

Where did that incident originated? From laboratory research result, it became clear that the notorious bacterium E. Coli O 157 was eventually the cause. It also had been found in hamburgers and in water before, the fact that it also can contaminate vegetables is less known. The spinach was biological product, and non-organic fertilizer is taboo in the biological sector. Therefore cow manure is used instead. However, the chance that the cow manure is contaminated is much higher. The research confirmed that contagion. The bacterium was found in a dead wild swine.

One dead swine and resulted such an impact. Turnover worth millions just vanished in split periods. Claims, negative publicity, you should not just sit there and wait. Protect yourself from this type of incident. What do you do to prevent that?

As entrepreneurs, are you aware of such facts? Do you know which aspects of food safety that can cause similar damage to your company? Do you want to know the facts? Then look further on this website. U should understand about the thing you said. Do your homework, research it beforehand. ASK!! You should have expertise in house. It is better late than too late.

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