HACCP flow includes which item that is NOT part of the flow?

HACCP flow includes which item that is NOT part of the flow?

• A. Hazard analysis
• B. Critical Control Points
• C. Monitoring
• D. Verification and record keeping

Answer: (D)

Flow diagrams map the actual sequence of processing steps and where control is applied during those steps. The things that play a direct role along that path are the points where hazards are controlled—the critical control points—and the monitoring that keeps those controls functioning. Hazard analysis helps determine where those controls should go, but it isn’t a physical step in the flow itself. Verification and record keeping, however, are overarching activities that ensure the HACCP plan is working and document performance; they’re not steps in the product’s flow. So they don’t belong in the flow diagram.

Flow diagrams map the actual sequence of processing steps and where control is applied during those steps. The things that play a direct role along that path are the points where hazards are controlled—the critical control points—and the monitoring that keeps those controls functioning. Hazard analysis helps determine where those controls should go, but it isn’t a physical step in the flow itself. Verification and record keeping, however, are overarching activities that ensure the HACCP plan is working and document performance; they’re not steps in the product’s flow. So they don’t belong in the flow diagram.