Public Health Information System: 

Headquarters Session 

HACCP Verification 
 

HACCP Implementation/HAV Procedures
 

 Routine and Directed Tasks 

 FSIS Directive 5000.1 

 Procedure Steps 

 IPP consider the implications of their 

findings in the context of the Food 

Safety System 

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HACCP Implementation Procedure Purpose •

Verify effective implementation of the 

procedures set out in the HACCP 

system. 

 Monitoring, verification, recordkeeping 

and corrective action HACCP regulatory 

requirements at all CCPs for a specific 

production 

 Programs or measures continue to 

support decisions for hazards deemed 

NRLTO 

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Purpose of the HAV Procedure 

 Verify compliance with regulations 

pertaining to the HACCP system:
 

 Appropriate hazards considered and 

addressed 

 HA, HACCP plan, programs, supporting 

documents fit together to control hazards 

 Programs provide ongoing support for the 

HA 

 Evidence the system is implemented 

effectively to achieve the desired results 

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FSIS Expectations for HAV 

 The HAV is not a FSA 

 IPP will not be expected to make definitive 

judgments about adequacy of establishment 

decisions and supporting documents, except 

in obvious cases of noncompliance – this will 

remain EIAO work. 

 IPP will be expected to communicate to 

supervisors or other personnel if they 

identify issues of concern in the HACCP 

system. 

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Scope of the HAV Procedure 

 During a single HAV procedure, 

IPP are to review all hazard 

analyses for all process categories 

in the establishment. 

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HAV Procedure Frequency 

 Routine – quarterly 

 Directed 

 Added in response to inspection 

findings, laboratory results or other 

information that requires follow-up 

activity 

 Initiated by HQ, DO, or supervisor 

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Directed HAV Example 

 When a ground beef sample taken 

by FSIS is positive for E. coli 

O157:H7, IPP are to focus on 

aspects of the hazard analysis that 

address the control and prevention 

of E. coli O157:H7 while performing 

the resulting directed HAV. 

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HAV Procedure Steps 

 FSIS has developed a series of 

practical steps to help inspectors 

approach the HAV and arrive at the 

appropriate conclusions. 

 These steps are in Directive 5000.1. 

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For NRLTO 

decisions, 

Programs/Docs? 

Document results 

in PHIS 

For RLTO hazards, 

CCPs & 

HACCP Plan 

Support 

417.2(c)(2) & 417.5(a)(2) 

Reassessment 

417.4(a)(3)&(b), 

417.3(b) 

Validation 

417.4(a) Prerequisite 

Programs 

417.5(a)(1) 

Other supporting 

documentation 

417.5(a)(1) 

Hazard analysis 

417.2(a)(1)&(2) 

Flow chart 

417.2(a)(2) 
 

Meat and Poultry Hazards and Controls Guide 

 The Guide: 

 Describes hazards traditionally 

associated with: 

Particular types of products 

 Process Steps 

 Is not only for agency personnel but 

also for establishments 

 Is not all inclusive 

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Meat and Poultry Hazards and Controls Guide 

 Guide is not regulatory 

 Assists with assessing whether the 

firm considered the appropriate 

hazards 

 Use information and questions to 

gather information about specific 

process/procedures 

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Orientation to the Guide
 

 The Guide is divided into 4 sections
 

 Process Category Listing 

 General Verification Questions 

 Has the establishment included this 

process step in the flow chart and 

hazard analysis? 

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Questions & Answers
 

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