Organized improvement is the
objective behind HACCP. How
painlessly that is accomplished depends on the degree of automation.
Reasonable debate over the value of HACCP (hazard analysis critical control points) planning by food and beverage processors ended in the last century. Whether by government edict or customer insistence, most food manufacturers are being challenged to formulate documented procedures that validate their food safety efforts.
The question today is, how well is that HACCP plan integrated into plant automation systems?