--- layout: default_v3 language: default permalink: i18n_link: 5148 updated: 2023-04-07 #--- article key-values ---# collection: default_articles category: food-safety tags: three steps, create, food safety, food safety plan, altametrics type: article page_id: 5148 hreflang_id: 5148 date_published: 2022-03-09 date_modified: 2023-04-07 #--- javascript schema ---# javascript_schema: - script: jquery_3_2_0_min - script: bootstrap_min - script: article_infinite_scroll - script: article_mix_infinitescroll - script: article_mix - script: article_mix_faq - script: article_mix_toc #--- section schema ---# section_schema: - section: nav-main_menu - section: nav_submenu_iconview_v2 - section: article_body_v2 - section: footer - section: footer-sticky_cta_bar - section: schedule_demo_cta #--- page key-values ---# meta_tags: t_meta_title: Three Steps to Creating a Food Safety Plan t_meta_description: Food safety is an important aspect of your kitchen and your everyday cooking practices. Here are three steps you can take to create your own food safety plan. t_meta_abstract: Food safety is an important aspect of your kitchen and your everyday cooking practices. Here are three steps you can take to create your own food safety plan. i_meta_image: article_body: json-ld_article: v_date_published: 2022-03-09 v_date_modified: 2023-04-07 author: p_author_id: 188 t_author: Khushboo Batta p_author_url: khushboo-batta.html i_author: 188.png t_author_description: I have worked as a journalist for over five years. My last term was with Times Of India where I covered beats including politics, business and civic. Working in a newsroom has honed my research and analysis skills. So I am extra cautious about the kind and source of information I use in my articles. Hope you enjoy the read! Hope you enjoy the read! p_author_facebook: www.altametrics.com p_author_twitter: https://twitter.com/www.altametrics.com p_author_linkedin: p_author_instagram: podcast_section: v_links: podcast_links: - t_title: Iheart Radio v_url: i_icon: iheart_radio_icon.png - t_title: Amazon Music v_url: i_icon: amazon_music_icon.png - t_title: Youtube Music v_url: i_icon: youtube_music_icon.png - t_title: Spotify v_url: i_icon: spotify_icon.png feature_snippet: p_type: text t_title: What is food safety plan ? t_description: A food safety plan is a document that provides information about the policies, procedures, and practices of your food establishment. A food safety plan may be required by law or voluntarily developed by a business owner to ensure the safety of their food supply from potential contamination. Food safety plans may also help prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses. Check out this article to learn more about what a food safety plan is and how you can develop one for your restaurant or grocery store. content: heading: t_title: Three Steps to Creating a Food Safety Plan t_description: Food safety is an important aspect of your kitchen and your everyday cooking practices. Here are three steps you can take to create your own food safety plan. image: i_image: three-steps-to-creating-a-food-safety-plan-1646410681-5678.png t_image_description: A glimpse of a food processing unit and good manufacturing practices v_image_attribution: //pixabay.com/photos/produce-food-canning-processing-448536/ v_image_license: Creative Commons Zero v_video: paragraphs: - t_headline: How to develop a food safety plan t_text: Food business is quite sensitive. Even your slightest mistake can cost your customers their health and you can lose your business! To ensure safety of their customers, food establishments have to follow certain guidelines, like a food safety plan.

As per the US FDA, a food safety plan is a set of primary documents in a preventive controlsfood safety system to identify the food safety hazards , consequently minimizing the risk of foodborne illness or injury. It prescribes the measures and methods to be followed by the operators of the food establishments during manufacturing, processing , packing and holding food.

These guidelines ensure to reduce the risk of any food safety hazard . Food safety plans have to be in written.

Now, who develops food safety plans ? Well, there are preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI) to help you with developing a food safety plan. As per the FDA, a PCQI is a person with the education, training, or experience (or a combination of these) to develop and apply a food safety system .
With everything online these days, the US FDA has come with an e-tool Food Safety Plan Builder (FSPB) to help food establishment owners design their own food safety plans .

As per the US FDA, the Food Safety Plan Builder assists the users through the following-
1. Facility Information
2. Preliminary Steps
3. Good manufacturing practices and prerequisite programs
4. Hazard Analysis & Preventive Controls Determination
5. Process Preventive Controls
6. Food Allergen Preventive Controls
7. Sanitation Preventive Controls
8. Supply-Chain Preventive Controls
9. Recall Plan
10. Reanalysis of Food Safety Plan
11. Food Safety Plan Report
12. Signature
13. Recordkeeping Procedures
14. Important Contacts
15. Supporting Documents p_headline_type: h2 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_title: Food Safety Plan Builder assists you with a plan t_text: Qualified Individual | Preventive Controls | Recall plan | Food Safety Modernization Act
- t_headline: What to include in your food safety plan t_text: A food safety plan requires a set of documents. As per the United States Food And Drug Association (US FDA), the following documents are required-

1. Hazard Analysis
This is the very step of the Food Safety Plan. A hazard analysis of all food ingredients and manufacturing or process steps is conducted.
This helps to identify whether there is any possibility in a food manufacturing or food processing unit of hazard that requires preventive controls. These include natural occurring hazards as well as those done purposely. For instance adulteration of food for higher profit margins.
The hazard analysis has to be written even where there is no hazard that requires preventive control is identified.

In case, the hazard analysis identifies any hazard that needs preventive control in the unit, other documents are required-

a) Preventive Controls to ensure food manufactured or processed is safe for consumption-
Process controls
Food allergen controls
Sanitation controls
Supply chain controls
Recall plan
Other controls depending on the nature of the food facility
b) Procedures for monitoring the implementation of these preventive controls depending on the nature of the preventive control and its usage in the food establishment.
c) Corrective action plan for the specific safety hazard
d) Verification procedure appropriate to the nature of the preventive control and its role in food safety system. p_headline_type: h2 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_title: Hazard analysis is the first step of food safety t_text: Corrective Action | hazard analysis | supply chain | Haccp plan call_to_action: p_type: onboarding t_title: You’re cooking dinner and you realize that you forgot to thaw your chicken. t_text: You’ve been making the same meal for weeks, but now your family is sick of it. t_button_text: Altametrics Back Office p_button_url: https://altametrics.com/schedule-demo.html p_button_color: 4dc755 v_form_id: v_product: altametrics background: type: image i_image: https://wp.altametrics.com/assets/images/cta/64-Screenshot_from_2022-02-10_23-33-31.png p_video: p_color: - t_headline: Make a plan of action t_text: The Food Safety Plan, in a layman's language, basically includes
1. Identification of safety hazard
2. Preventive Control
3. Corrective actions
p_headline_type: h3 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_title: Corrective plan is indispensable in food industry t_text: Hazard Analysis | Preventive Controls | corrective actions | critical control points - t_headline: Follow these three steps t_text: The food safety plan might sound a bit technical, but can be of great help. Now let us tell you the three easy most steps to ensure healthy kitchen and food. They are- p_headline_type: h3 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_headline: Wash your hands before and after cooking t_text: p_headline_type: h3 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_title: Washing hands can help avoid cross contamination t_text: Control points | Food safety plan | critical control
call_to_action: p_type: leadcapture t_title: You’re not sure how to prevent foodborne illness. t_text: You don’t know what the signs of foodborne illness are, you don’t know how to properly wash your hands, and you don’t know how to use a thermometer. t_button_text: Download now! p_button_url: https://altametrics.com/schedule-demo.html p_button_color: ff7a59 v_form_id: 105 v_product: altametrics background: type: image i_image: https://wp.altametrics.com/assets/images/cta/5-3.png p_video: p_color: - t_headline: Cook food at the right temperature t_text: Cooking and storage temperatures play an important role in ensuring Food Safety for consumers.
Cooking food at the right temperature helps kill pathogens, making it safe for consumption. Cooking temperature varies from food to food.
  1. Like for ground meat Minimum cooking temperature is 160F (71.1 C) while for seafood it is 145F (62.8C)
  2. The US FDA has listed the safe cooking temperatures and storage temperatures for different foods to ensure it is fit for consumption. Follow them for Food Safety .
p_headline_type: h3 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_headline: Keep food properly refrigerated t_text:
  1. Refrigerating food at the right temperature is as important as cooking the food at the correct temperature for Food Safety . So, keep the refrigerator below 40 degree Fahrenheit as it slows down the bacterial growth.
  2. Do not overstuff your refrigerator for better air circulation.
  3. Also, do not leave food at room temperature for more than two hours. Refrigerate quickly to ensure Food Safety
  4. Wrap the food or keep it in covered containers before refrigerating
p_headline_type: h3 image: i_image: t_description: v_attribution: v_license: callout_text: - t_title: Set the temperature of your refrigerator at 40 F t_text: Food safety plan | preventive controls | food safety modernization act call_to_action: p_type: signup t_title: Foodborne illnesses are a serious problem that can affect anyone. t_text: The best way to prevent foodborne illnesses from occurring is to become familiar with the potential risks and how to avoid them. t_button_text: Get Started Free p_button_url: https://altametrics.com/schedule-demo.html p_button_color: ff7a59 v_form_id: 136 v_product: altametrics background: type: color i_image: p_video: p_color: 000080 event_body: json-ld_event: t_name: Employee Scheduling for Restaurant Managers t_description: Attendees will learn how create excellent schedules. The class teaches managers how to estimate the number of employees they need to staff their locations; how to accurately forecast their customer demand; how to quickly and accuaratly write and communicate schedules to employees; and how to evaluate the accuracy and optimization of their schedules to make adjustments. v_start_date: 2022-08-08 i_image: p_location_name: Altametrics Online Webinar Course p_address: webinar.altametrics.com?site=altametrics v_price: 10.00 t_offer_description: Priority Registration v_registration_url: webinar.altametrics.com?site=altametrics faq: t_faq_title: Frequently Asked Questions faq_ask: - t_question: What are 3 key components of a food safety plan? t_answer: Food safety is important for all kinds of people. It can affect the health of you and your family, as well as your ability to make a living. Everyone knows that food has a shelf life and that expiration dates are always displayed on products, but what about when things go wrong? Take time to learn about the three key components of a food safety plan- employees, suppliers, and product labeling. This blog will teach you how easy it is to keep your business safe from the inside out, so you can have peace of mind that your customers are safe too! - t_question: What should be in a food safety plan? t_answer: Food safety is a major concern, especially in the United States. Here are some things to think about when creating your own food safety plan. -Have a list of tasks that should be done on a daily basis. -Keep track of your inventory and expiration dates for all perishable items in your kitchen. -Have a list of emergency contacts in case you need help with food safety matters. -Have plans to keep children away from potentially hazardous areas, such as the refrigerator or freezer. ---