

Fruit surface treatments may be used to accomplish the 5-log reduction for citrus fruits, but cleaned and undamaged tree-picked fruit must be used and the effectiveness of the treatment must be verified by regularly testing your product for generic E.be applied directly to the juice, except for citrus juices.take place in one facility just prior to or after packaging, ( 2) and.be accomplished for the microbe you identify as the "pertinent microorganism," which is the most resistant microorganism of public health significance that is likely to occur in the juice, e.g., E.Employees involved in developing, or in certain aspects of implementing, a HACCP plan, must be trained in HACCP principles.

The HACCP plan and other records of your sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) and HACCP operations must be available for official inspection and copying.The regulation does not preempt the existing requirements to follow the current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for your juice processing operations.Effective dates for the regulation are January 20, 2002, January 21, 2003, or January 22, 2004, depending upon the size of your business.Both interstate and intrastate juice processors must evaluate their processing operations using HACCP principles.You can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. This guidance represents the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) current thinking on this topic. Kashtock at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at 24, (Fax) 30, or e-mail of Plant and Dairy Foodsįood and Drug Administration 5001 Campus Drive Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutritionįor questions regarding this document, contact Michael E.
