Hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls

Food safety
Terms
Critical factors
Bacterial pathogens
Viral pathogens
Parasitic pathogens

Hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls or HARPC is a successor to the Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) food safety system, mandated in the United States by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2010.

Preventive control systems emphasize prevention of risks before they occur rather than their detection after they occur.[1] The FDA released the rules in the Federal Register from September 2015 onwards.[2] The first release of rules addressed Preventive Controls for Human Food and Preventive Controls for Foods for Animals.[3] The Produce Safety Final Rule, the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) Final Rule and the Accredited Third-Party Certification Final Rule were issued on November 13, 2015.[4] The Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food final rule was issued on April 6, 2016,[5] and the Mitigation Strategies To Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (Food Defense) final rule was issued on May 27, 2016.[6]

  1. ^ Sherod, Anne (11 May 2015). "The ABCs Of Building A Food Safety Plan: From HACCP To HARPC". foodonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ^ Bonar, Samantha (10 September 2015). "FDA takes important steps in modernizing food safety system". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ Horsfall, Scott. "First FSMA Rules Finalized by FDA". LGMA. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ "FDA Issues Final Rules on Produce Safety, Imported Foods". Food Quality & Safety. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. ^ 81 FR 20091
  6. ^ Whitworth, Joe (27 May 2016). "FDA issues rule to protect against intentional adulteration". Food Quality News. Retrieved 1 June 2016.