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21 CFR 120.7(a)(2): Hazard analysis

PART 120-HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEMS · Subpart A-General Provisions

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Citation 21 CFR 120.7(a)(2)
Section Hazard analysis
Part PART 120-HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEMS
Subpart Subpart A-General Provisions
Subchapter 21 CFR B Food
Product types cited Food/Cosmetics
Regulation text (excerpt) (2) An evaluation of each food hazard identified to determine if the hazard is reasonably likely to occur and thus, constitutes a food hazard that must be addressed in the HACCP plan. A food hazard that is reasonably likely to occur is one for which a prudent processor would establish controls because experience, illness data, scientific reports, or other information provide a basis to conclude that there is a reasonable possibility that, in the absence of those controls, the food hazard will…

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