Keywords Prerequisite Programs Activities or conditions that are necessary to maintain food safety along the food chain. First Expiry First Out(FEFO) The inventory management system used to control the stock-flow based on expiry dates. Storage is a vital element of the warehouse HACCP program, and in most cases, cold storage is one of the CCPs (It can be a critical point or a CCP depending on the warehouse's risk assessment ). If done wrong, it could cause product deterioration because of the flourishment of spoilage microorganisms like psychrophilic spoilage bacteria , which sometimes can be pathogenic. The storage procedure details handling of received products and the documents involved. Proper storage involves a lot of inter-linking activities aimed at protecting food products while at the warehouse. Some of these are Pre-requisite Programs (PRPs) that support storage as a Critical Control Point (CCP). They include the following; Cleaning and sanitation Temperature and hu...
HACCP Program for Warehouses Practical HACCP guidance for food storage and distribution, the part of the supply chain most resources forget. Most HACCP content out there is written for processing and manufacturing plants. If you've ever tried to build a food safety plan for a warehouse, distribution center, or logistics operation, you've probably noticed the gap, the principles are the same, but the hazards, control points, and day-to-day realities are different