Wynn Wiksell

Lead Innovation Entrepreneur, General Mills

Fig. 1: A ‘single’ hazard such as mixing labels can have many CCPs, or Critical Control Points, as seen in this illustration, where mixing can occur on pouches (CCP 1), in cartons (CCP 2), on corrugated (CCP 3), and on pallets (CCP 4).

HACCP for packaging: Rules and realizations

Whichever path a packaging supplier takes to get training, there are some rules, which HACCP speaks to, that supplier must keep in mind.

HACCP for Packaging: Addressing the critical knowledge gap

When Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) methodology is applied to packaging, it can be a powerful tool, but because of application nuances, it has been more difficult to adopt.