Canadian Quality Milk On-Farm Food Safety Program - Centre ...
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<strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Milk</strong><br />
CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS<br />
A Critical Control Point (CCP) is a point, step or procedure at which control can be<br />
applied and a food safety hazard can be prevented, eliminated or reduced to an<br />
acceptable level. Neglect or error in observing these points or practices could lead to<br />
irreversible problems with the end food product. The CQM program requires dairy<br />
producers to monitor the Critical Control Points:<br />
CCP1: <strong>Milk</strong>ing treated animals<br />
CCP2: Cooling & storage of milk<br />
CCP3: Shipping animals<br />
Table 1: Critical Control Points, Hazards and Critical Limits<br />
CCP # Hazard Critical Limit<br />
CCP1:<br />
<strong>Milk</strong>ing Treated<br />
Animals<br />
CCP2:<br />
Cooling and<br />
Storage of <strong>Milk</strong><br />
CCP3:<br />
Shipping Animals<br />
Chemical: Pharmaceuticals<br />
Biological: Pathogenic<br />
bacteria<br />
Chemical:<br />
Pharmaceuticals, pesticides,<br />
biological products<br />
Physical:<br />
Broken needles<br />
Negative by a recognized test by the provincial<br />
regulatory authority<br />
1 st milking: greater than 0°C and less than or equal to<br />
4°C within two hours after milking<br />
Subsequent milkings: temperature never above 10°C<br />
and greater than 0°C and less than or equal to 4°C<br />
within one hour after milking<br />
Negative by a recognized test by the federal or a<br />
provincial regulatory authority or information is<br />
communicated to the next buyer<br />
Zero tolerance or information is communicated to the<br />
next buyer<br />
The irreversible damage that can be done to milk or meat if the CCPs are neglected can<br />
take several forms:<br />
• Antibiotics in the raw milk or meat cannot be removed.<br />
• <strong>Milk</strong> may have a high bacteria count if it is not properly cooled or stored.<br />
• Broken needles in meat damage the meat and pose a human health risk.<br />
None of these situations can be ‘fixed’ once the hazard has occurred; therefore,<br />
HACCP-based prevention programs are essential.<br />
If a problem occurs at a CCP, a HACCP-based system requires corrective action plans<br />
to be in place to correct the problem. Troubleshooting charts are in Chapter 11.<br />
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES<br />
Safe food can be produced on a continuous basis if every person involved works<br />
consistently. Best Management Practices are the foundation of an on-farm food safety<br />
ix<br />
June 2010