Preventive controls
- Preventive controls are measures taken to prevent or mitigate hazards in food.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires food facilities to implement preventive controls to ensure the safety of food.
- There are four types of preventive controls:
- Process controls are measures taken to prevent or mitigate hazards during food processing.
- food allergen controls are measures taken to prevent or mitigate hazards from food allergens.
- Sanitation controls are measures taken to prevent or mitigate hazards from contamination of food contact surfaces.
- supply-chain controls are measures taken to prevent or mitigate hazards from contamination during transportation and storage.
- Preventive controls must be based on hazard analysis. A hazard analysis is a scientific evaluation of the risks posed by a food hazard. The hazard analysis must identify the potential hazards and assess the risks posed by those hazards.
- The FDA has developed resources to help food facilities develop and implement preventive controls. These resources include the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule and the Small Entity Compliance Guide.
- Preventive controls are procedures, practices, and processes that help prevent the occurrence of food safety hazards.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed regulations for preventive controls for human food and animal food under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
- The FSMA final rule on preventive controls for human food requires food facilities to have a food safety plan that includes preventive controls to address food safety hazards.
- Preventive controls can be used to control physical, chemical, and biological food safety hazards.
- Physical hazards can be controlled by procedures such as cleaning and sanitation, cooking, and cooling.
- Chemical hazards can be controlled by procedures such as food allergens, food additives, and pesticide residues.
- Biological hazards can be controlled by procedures such as pathogen control, time and temperature control, and personal hygiene.

ביקורות בטיחות מזון הן כלי אסטרטגי לאיתור סיכונים ושיפור מתמיד בתהליכי הייצור. בפוסט זה נעמוד על ההבדלים בין ביקורת לפיקוח רגיל, נבחן כיצד ניתן לנהל כשלים ולמנוע סיכונים, ונלמד איך להתכונן לביקורות בצורה היעילה ביותר. כל זאת כדי להבטיח מוצרי מזון בטוחים ואיכותיים שמתאימים לדרישות רגולציה ולציפיות הצרכנים.