La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § VII-1111

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-1111 - Corrective Actions

A. Whenever a deviation from a critical limit occurs, a dairy plant shall take corrective action as follows.

1. Dairy plants may develop written corrective action plans, which become part of their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, in accordance with this Part, by which dairy plants predetermine the corrective actions that they will take whenever there is a deviation from a critical limit. A corrective action plan that is appropriate for a particular deviation is one that describes the steps to be taken and assigns responsibility for taking those steps, to ensure that:

a. no product enters commerce that is either injurious to health or is otherwise adulterated as a result of the deviation.

b. if such product has entered commerce, it is expeditiously removed; and,

c. the cause of the deviation is corrected.

2. When a deviation from critical limit occurs, and the dairy plant does not have a corrective action plan that is appropriate for that deviation, the dairy plant shall:

a. segregate and hold the affected product.

b. perform or obtain a review to determine the acceptability of the affected product for distribution. The review shall be performed by an individual or individuals qualified by training or experience to perform such a review.

c. take corrective action, when necessary, with respect to the affected product to ensure that no product enters commerce that is either injurious to health or is otherwise adulterated as a result of the deviation.

d. take corrective action, when necessary, to correct the cause of the deviation; and,

e. perform or obtain timely validation as required in this document, by a qualified individual(s), to determine whether modification of the HACCP plan is required to reduce the risk of recurrence of the deviation, and modify the HACCP plan as necessary.

3. All corrective action taken in accordance with this Section shall be fully documented in records that are subject to verification.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § VII-1111

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 37:2689 (September 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and R.S. 40:922.