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Dairy Products Safe and True (SUPERCEDED)
Part B Standards
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Validation of HACCP Programmes
1.1 This standard specifies the procedure for external validation of HACCP programmes by recognised agencies to confirm that they are properly designed and implemented.
1.2 This standard satisfies Regulation 6, Approvals generally, of the Dairy Industry Regulations 1990. Product safety programmes with HACCP programmes conforming to Draft MRD-Stan 15 and validated to this standard will be approved in respect of recording and making available records of the compliance of their programmes.
This standard applies to agencies recognised to validate HACCP programmes for manufacturing processes.
HACCP means the hazard analysis critical control point system as described in draft MRD-Stan 15.
Revalidation means reconfirmation, by a competent, impartial agency, that the HACCP plan is complete and will deliver the expected food safety outcomes and is being implemented as documented. This may be either as a result of changes to the plan or at mandated intervals.
Validation means the initial confirmation, by a competent, impartial agency, that the HACCP plan is complete and will deliver the expected food safety outcomes and is being implemented as documented.
- Dairy Industry Regulations 1990.
- MRD-Stan 1. Standards for Inspection, Audit and Approval Agencies
- MRD-Stan 2. Standard for Reporting Information to MAF Regulatory Authority.
- MRD-Stan 15. Standard for the Application of the HACCP System to Dairy Manufacture.
- ISO 10011. Guidelines for Auditing Quality Systems.
5.1 Validation shall be carried by an assessor recognised in category Ph ("validation of HACCP programmes") immediately after the HACCP programme is installed to confirm that it will deliver the expected food safety outcomes. The organisation providing the validation service shall also be recognised in category Ph.
5.2 Revalidation shall be carried out at least once a year.
5.3 The assessment shall be based on Draft MRD-Stan15 using procedures which conform to ISO 10011. The assessor shall develop individual checklists based on the standard and on the programme being assessed.
5.4 The assessor shall check that responsibilities and authorities for all aspects of the HACCP programme are clearly defined.
5.5 The assessor shall check that the HACCP programme is documented in sufficient detail to provide a good understanding of how it works and has enough records to allow full traceability.
5.6 The assessor shall check that the HACCP programme is implemented as documented, that it is capable of delivering the expected food safety outcomes and that prompt corrective action is taken whenever the programme shows that it is necessary.
5.7 The assessor shall check that the programme is reviewed at appropriate intervals by suitable persons and that any non-conformances identified by the review are promptly corrected.
5.8 The assessor shall prepare a report for the manufacturer which shall include at least the following;
- a reference to the standard for the validation;
- the validation plan, including dates, names of the assessors and the manufacturer's representatives;
- the scope of the validation; the scope shall record the areas and processes validated;
- a description of non-conformances, the observation supporting the findings and the clause to which the non-conformance is related;
- the assessor's judgment on the extent of the manufacturer's overall compliance;
- the assessor's judgment of the programme's ability to achieve its food safety objectives.
5.9 The assessor shall agree with the manufacturer the time scale and nature of any corrective action required.
5.10 The assessor shall agree with the manufacturer how the corrective action will be verified.
6.1 The agency shall nominate all assessors for recognition by MAF Reg and shall assure that the assessors remain up to date and competent.
6.2 The recognised agency shall inform MAF Reg of the validations it has arranged so that MAF Reg can decide whether to observe the activity. MAF Reg will audit the agency once a year and observe each individual once in each year they provide the service.
6.3 The agency shall keep MAF Reg informed of any changes to its staff or procedures which might affect the running of its service.
Revision status
Rev Date Status By Approved 1 16 February 1998 Issued for use Chief Dairy Officer
Amendment and Control Procedure Amendments to this standard are issued to holders of Dairy Products Safe and True, and to the MAF Reg address list for circulars and newsletters. Suggestions for improvements to this standard will be welcomed. They should be sent to:
The Chief Dairy Officer
MAF Regulatory Authority
P.O. Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
68-86 Jervois Quay
PO Box 2835
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 2500
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