Maryland Sea Grant : Research, Outreach & Education: Outreach & Extension: Coastal Communities & Economies: Seafood Technology: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP): HACCP Countdown

The purpose of HAACP Countdown was to alert the seafood processing industry on strategies to successfully implement the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mandatory seafood inspection guidelines -- the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point program, which went into effect on December 18, 1997.

In addition to the newsletters, the Sea Grant and Cooperation Extension Service programs of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland are offering HAACP courses. FDA recognizes these courses as the standard for compliance with the training requirement of the HAACP regulation. The bimonthly issues of this newsletter during 1997 will keep you informed of developments in training and sources of information. The newsletters highlight steps processors can take to prepare for HACCP inspection.

HACCP Countdown 1: The HACCP Regulations in Brief; A Note on Implementing HACCP; HACCP Courses in the Mid-Atlantic

HACCP Countdown 2: FDA Requires Sanitation Monitoring; Sanitation Requirements Regulation; How Do I Monitor Sanitation?; Sanitation Example

HACCP Countdown 3: Hazard Analysis; Critical Control Points; Common Pitfalls; Q & A

HACCP Countdown 4: Setting Critical Limits; Monitoring; Common Pitfalls; Q & A; Upcoming HACCP Courses

HACCP Countdown 5: Establishing Corrective Actions; Verification; Routine Verification; Occasional Verification; ISSC Course and Other Commodity Specific Training

A Publication of the Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension Programs of the
University System of Maryland, Virginia Sea Grant College Program and North Carolina