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HACCP Foundation course (ACCREDITED)
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HACCP Foundation course (ACCREDITED)

Learn how to implement and maintain a HACCP system, foundational to Codex, ISO 22000: 2018 and other Food Safety Systems
Last updated 9/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Explain the relationship between HACCP and food safety.
  • Describe the history of HACCP
  • Explain why HACCP is foundational
  • Discuss the benefits of implementing HACCP
  • Define the terms relevant to HACCP
  • Explain the twelve steps including the seven principles of HACCP
  • Understand how to implement and maintain a HACCP program
  • Recognise regulatory issues affecting HACCP implementation

Course content

9 sections16 lectures1h 3m total length
  • Objectives and Outline2:06

    Objectives

    At the end of the course, you should be able to:


    • Recognise and explain the relationship between HACCP and food safety.

    • Describe the history of HACCP

    • Discuss the benefits of implementing HACCP

    • Review Prerequisite Programs

    • Identify and control hazards

    • Discuss the five preliminary steps and the seven principles of HACCP

    • Understand how to implement and maintain a HACCP program

    • Recognise regulatory issues affecting HACCP implementation


    Outline - The course has nine sections

    Section 1.  Introduction and Important Definitions

    Section 2. HACCP and Food Safety: History and benefits of HACCP

    Section 3. The three types of hazards

    Section 4. HACCP in relation to Quality Management Systems

    Section 5. Legal responsibilities

    Section 6. Developing the HACCP plan

    Section 7. Implementing and maintaining the HACCP plan

    Section 8. Recognising regulatory issues impacting HACCP

    Section 9. Wrapping it all up: summary, final quiz, and case study or assignment.

  • Important Definitions2:55

    At the end of this lecture, you should be able to define the following terms.


    • Food safety Management System 

    • HACCP 

    • HACCP system 

    • Critical Control Point 

    • Critical Limit 

    • Deviation 

    • Corrective action

    • Preventive measures

    • Monitor

    • Validation

    • Verification

  • HACCP

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of food safety
  • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Prerequisite Programs would be helpful.

Description

Accredited HACCP Course: This HACCP course is accredited, and the trainer is a certified instructor with the International HACCP Alliance.

The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System (HACCP) is a minimal food safety requirement that is foundational to CODEX and food safety management systems such as ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC 22000 v5.1.

This comprehensive course teaches you how to implement HACCP in 12 steps, including five initial steps and the seven principles of HACCP shown below. In addition, you will better understand how HACCP integrates with a company's quality management system to prevent foodborne illnesses, how to meet regulatory requirements and the legal responsibilities of stakeholders.


Five initial steps

1. Assemble the HACCP team

2. Describe the product

3. Identify its intended use

4. Construct a flow diagram

5. Perform On-site verification of the flow diagram

HACCP principles

6. Principle 1: Identify hazards

7. Principle 2: Determine the Critical Control Points (CCPs)

8. Principle 3: Establish critical limits for each CCP

9. Principle 4: Establish monitoring of critical limits

10. Principle 5: Establish corrective actions

11. Principle 6: Establish verification procedures

12. Principle 7: Establish documentation and record-keeping procedures


Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

· Recognize and explain the relationship between HACCP and food safety.

· Describe the history of HACCP

· Discuss the benefits of implementing HACCP

· Review Prerequisite Programs

· Identify and control hazards

· Discuss the five preliminary steps and the seven principles of HACCP

· Understand how to implement and maintain a HACCP program

· Prepare for certification

· Recognize regulatory issues affecting HACCP implementation


Who this course is for:

  • Food manufacturers & retailers
  • Restaurant/food & beverage managers
  • Food handlers/servers/baristas
  • Students in food science, food safety, food microbiology, and the culinary arts
  • Anyone wanting a better understanding of foundational food safety practices