

AskHACCP: Process Authority Review vs. HACCP Plan: What's the Difference and When Do You Need Each?
Food producers frequently hear terms such as Process Authority Review, Scheduled Process, HACCP Plan, Validation, Critical Control Point (CCP), and Food Safety Plan used interchangeably. As a result, many businesses assume these systems serve the same purpose or that one automatically satisfies the requirements of the other. They do not. While both are important food safety tools, they answer different questions and serve different regulatory functions. Understanding the dist















