Several changes were includes but one of the most noticeable was a flip-flopping of Principles 6 and 7. The old thought was that you could not do Verification unless you had Records to review. Back to Verification. The adequacy of the cleaning and sanitizing program can be validated by testing cleaned surfaces.
Verification falls into two main categories.
These activities include the review of CCP monitoring records, review of deviations and corrective action, sampling and testing, the calibration of thermometers and metal detectors. The regulatory agencies have developed checklists for inspectors to use in the conduct of regulatory verifications. All food processors should be familiar with those checklists. The first example is the establishment of appropriate verification schedules. An example of this schedule is also provided in the new document.