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HACCP Consulting & Food Safety Plan Support

Access Food Verification & Auditing Limited provides practical HACCP consulting and food safety plan support for New Zealand food businesses. HACCP is a structured food safety system used to identify, assess and control significant food safety hazards. We can help businesses develop, review, improve and implement HACCP-based systems and food safety plans suitable for their products, processes, risks and audit requirements.

Who This Service Is For

This service is suitable for food manufacturers, food processors, food service businesses, food brands and start-ups, importers and exporters, storage and distribution businesses, RMP operators, wine businesses, businesses preparing for ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS or SQF, businesses preparing for customer audits, businesses with existing HACCP plans needing review, and businesses developing new products or processes.

HACCP Plan Development

We can support businesses that need to develop a new HACCP plan or food safety plan. This includes understanding the product and process, defining the scope of the HACCP plan, preparing product descriptions, identifying intended use, developing process flow diagrams, confirming the process flow, identifying food safety hazards, reviewing control measures, determining CCPs where applicable, establishing critical limits, developing monitoring and corrective action procedures, establishing verification activities, and developing HACCP records and forms.

HACCP Plan Review

A HACCP plan review may be useful when new products are introduced, ingredients or suppliers change, equipment or processes change, packaging or shelf life changes, customer requirements change, audit findings are raised, product issues or complaints occur, or the plan has not been reviewed for a long time.

Hazard Analysis Support

Hazard analysis is a key part of HACCP. We can support review of biological hazards, chemical hazards, physical hazards, allergen hazards, ingredient-related hazards, process-related hazards, environmental contamination risks, cross-contamination risks, and consumer use and intended use risks.

CCP and Control Measure Review

We can help review whether CCPs are correctly identified, whether control measures are suitable, whether critical limits are clear and measurable, whether monitoring checks are practical, whether staff understand the CCP requirements, and whether records provide suitable evidence.

Validation and Verification Support

Validation helps confirm that controls are capable of achieving the intended food safety outcome. Verification helps confirm that the HACCP system is being followed and is working as intended. We can support with identifying what validation evidence may be needed, reviewing existing validation information, reviewing monitoring records, reviewing corrective actions, internal HACCP checks, and HACCP plan review.

We do not claim to "certify" or "approve" HACCP plans. We provide HACCP consulting, review, documentation support and audit readiness support.

HACCP for Certification and Customer Audits

HACCP is often important for certification and customer audit requirements. We can support businesses preparing for ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF, customer food safety audits, supplier approval audits, retailer audits, and export customer requirements.

Common HACCP Gaps We Help Businesses Improve

  • HACCP plan not matching actual process
  • Process flow diagram incomplete
  • Hazards not fully identified
  • Allergen hazards missing
  • CCPs not correctly determined
  • Critical limits not measurable
  • Monitoring records not completed
  • Corrective actions not clear
  • Validation evidence missing
  • Staff not understanding CCPs
  • HACCP plan not updated after changes
  • HACCP document too complex for staff to use

Our Process

Initial Discussion

We discuss your business, product, process, customer requirements, audit needs and current HACCP documents.

Document and Process Review

We review relevant documents such as product descriptions, flow diagrams, procedures, records, existing HACCP plans and audit findings.

Hazard and Control Review

We review hazards, control measures, CCPs, monitoring, corrective actions and verification activities.

Gap Assessment

We identify practical gaps and areas that need improvement.

HACCP Plan or Food Safety Plan Support

We help develop, update or improve HACCP documentation, food safety procedures and records.

Implementation Support

We provide practical guidance to help staff understand and use the HACCP system.

Audit Readiness Support

We help prepare the business for verification, customer audits or certification audits.

Need Help With HACCP or Food Safety Plan Support?

Contact us today for free initial guidance. We can help you understand what HACCP support your business may need and the best next step.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is HACCP?
HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. It is a structured system used to identify and control significant food safety hazards.
Do all food businesses need a HACCP plan?
Not every food business needs a full formal HACCP plan, but many businesses use HACCP principles as part of food safety management, certification, RMPs, customer audits or food safety plans.
What are the 7 HACCP principles?
The 7 principles are hazard analysis, determining CCPs, establishing critical limits, monitoring CCPs, establishing corrective actions, verification procedures and documentation and record keeping.
Can you develop a HACCP plan for my business?
Yes. We can support HACCP plan development based on your product, process, hazards, controls and audit requirements.
Can you review my existing HACCP plan?
Yes. We can review your current HACCP plan and identify gaps, outdated information or areas where the plan does not match actual practice.
Can you help identify CCPs?
Yes. We can support review of control measures and CCP determination based on your process and food safety hazards.
Can you help with HACCP records and forms?
Yes. We can help develop or improve monitoring forms, corrective action records, verification records and HACCP review forms.
Can you help with HACCP for BRCGS, SQF or ISO?
Yes. HACCP support can be useful for businesses preparing for BRCGS, SQF, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 or customer audit requirements.
Can you train our staff on HACCP?
Yes. We can provide practical HACCP awareness training and staff guidance to help staff understand hazards, controls, monitoring and corrective actions.
Do you certify HACCP plans?
No. We provide HACCP consulting, review, documentation and audit readiness support. Certification or formal approval depends on the applicable scheme, verifier, regulator or certification body.