Risk Assessment vs Hazard Analysis: What Auditors Mean
A hazard analysis and a risk assessment are different documents, and auditors raise findings when sites confuse them. The difference, with a worked example.
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A hazard analysis and a risk assessment are different documents, and auditors raise findings when sites confuse them. The difference, with a worked example.
HACCP TRAINING · 2026 COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE HACCP is the most important food safety methodology of the last 70 years. It is also the most commonly mis-trained, courses that skim the Codex 7 principles, instructors who haven’t audited a HACCP plan in years, certificates that don’t carry weight at certification audit. …
The course is structured to build true competence through a progression of clear, practical, and relevant modules. From the start, we establish a strong foundation in food safety management systems.
Without this advanced competence, HACCP plans become outdated or misaligned with regulatory requirements, and organizations struggle during audits. Complex hazards, high-risk processes, allergen management, and environmental pathogen risks demand advanced analytical skills.
Fully customizable HACCP and PRPs (GMPs) document templates including procedures, policies, forms, risk assessments and more. (Based on SANS 10330 and SANS 10049.)
There are no consumers who wittingly buy food that will either injure or cause a foodborne illness. Consumers trust food manufacturers that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that the food sold to them is safe and meets their expectations. In this article, HACCP will be briefly discussed, …
Most managers in small to medium businesses are burdened with an additional workload over and above duties in their job descriptions. These managers do not have enough time dedicated to running the Quality Management Systems or Food Safety Management Systems effectively. Therefore, dedicated quality time to address problems relating to …
South African Legislation Relating to the Application of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System (HACCP System) (R908 of 2003 | R1060 of 2009 | R607 of 2018).