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GENERIC HACCP PLAN FOR VITAMIN A FORTIFIED PEANUT BUTTER
Section 1. Pre-requisite Requirements
Prior to implementing a HACCP Plan, pre-requisite programs for Good Manufacturing Practices and
Sanitation should be documented and effectively implemented. These programs can be based on Codex
Principles of Food Hygiene and appropriate Codex Codes of Practice (CAC, 1997). A list of
recommended pre-requisites of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry–Food Assurance Group of the
New Zealand (MAF, 1999) is shown in Appendix C as an example. In the United States, the pre-requisite
program for HACCP is the Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (USFDA, 1997. 21 CFR 123;
USFDA, 2001. 21 CFR 120), the components of which are listed in Appendix D.
Section 2. Scope of the HACCP Plan
This Plan applies to controlling biological, chemical and physical hazards to acceptable levels from
receipt of raw shelled peanuts and other raw materials, production of the premix, addition of vitamin A to
the peanut butter and storage and transport of the product.
Section 3. Product Description and Intended Use
3.1 Product name Vitamin A Fortified Peanut Butter
3.2 Important product characteristics,
composition, physical/chemical structure,
processing treatments
Vitamin A fortified peanut butter has a deep
brown color and a fine smooth texture, with a
characteristic roasted peanut odor and flavor
and a moderately sweet taste. The product has a
vitamin A content of 8.5 – 11.6 μg retinol/g
peanut butter or 340 – 464 μg retinol for a
serving size of 40 g. The product should meet
minimum requirements for physical, sensory,
chemical, and microbiological qualities of
regulatory agencies, and buyers.
The product is produced by mixing plain
peanut butter with a premix consisting of
peanut butter with added vitamin A.
3.3 Packaging The product is packed in glass jars with metal
caps or in plastic jars and caps.
3.4 Shelf life and storage requirements At ambient temperatures* of 30°C and normal
conditions of handling, the product has a shelf
life of 6 months.
(*Philippine ambient conditions 1 )
1 Information taken from the shelf life study conducted on the product as per PCRSP Final Report for Project 3.2.13C
(Obtaining Sangkap Pinoy Seal for Vitamin A Fortified Peanut Butter for the Department of Health).
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