Highfield Level 4 Award in HACCP for Management (CODEX Principles) (RQF) 603-2731-5

Highfield Level 4 Award in HACCP for Management (CODEX Principles) (RQF) 10 • Methods of communicating food safety management systems and procedures to the workforce, for example: o posters o workshops, o training, o briefs, o manuals, o newsletters o meetings • Methods of implementing the HACCP system within a food business 2.3 Explain the pre-requisites for HACCP • The prerequisites for HACCP for example: o reasons for and the importance of developing effective prerequisite programmes o the importance of developing policies prior to the implementation of HACCP o examples of prerequisites that should be developed and implemented o validation and verification of prerequisite programmes 3.1 Describe the product production processes and intended use • Importance of identifying scope, including product description and identifying use and users: o reasons for describing products and procedures effectively within a HACCP study – including any preservatives used o importance of acquiring supplier and food chain information o importance and reasons for identifying intended use and consumers • Content of product description including: o product name and product characteristics o description of the processes including: receiving, storing, processing, packaging and distribution of intermediate and final products o scope: start and end points of the study and hazards considered in the study • Content of intended use of the product, including: o intended use of intermediary and end products, instructions for use o potential consumers, potential risks for consumers for example potential for bacterial contamination/multiplication and identification of vulnerable groups • Additional sources of information to include in the Terms of reference for example: o relevant legislative documents/summary and relevant codes of practice o good manufacturing practice documents relating to the processes o reference documents e.g. general principles of food hygiene 3.2 Describe the process of developing flow diagrams process flow diagrams • Process flow diagrams including: o terms of reference/purpose, scope o considerations regarding start and end of flow o impact of preceding and subsequent steps to the operation