A systematic food safety approach used to identify, evaluate and control significant hazards at defined points in a food production process.

The state in which an organization can demonstrate that processes, records, responsibilities and evidence are controlled and readily available for an audit.

The process of ensuring that approved documents are current, traceable, accessible to the right people and protected against uncontrolled change or use.

An action taken to eliminate the cause of a detected nonconformity, incident or other unwanted condition and reduce the chance of recurrence.

The structured management of legal, regulatory, certification and internal obligations, including responsibilities, evidence, actions and periodic checks.