The Hazard analysis critical control point's (HACCP) concept as applied to some chemical, physical and microbiological contaminants of milk on dairy farms. A prototype

Summary

Quality management on dairy farms becomes more and more important regarding the different areas of animal health, animal welfare and food safety. Monitoring animals, farm conditions and farm records can be extended with risk identification and risk management. The hazard analysis critical control point's system is useful as an on farm strategy to control the product as well as the production process on the areas of animal health, animal welfare and food safety. This article deals in detail with the question how to develop a qualitative method where risk can be defined as an interaction between probability and impact. Two parts of the production process (milk harvest and treatment of cows) where used as an example how to apply the hazard analysis critical control point's system on chemical, physical and microbiological contaminants of milk. Not just only by summarizing the different critical checkpoints for each area but also by giving them a precise judgement of probability and impact.

Keywords:

• Animal health
• Animal welfare
• Cattle
• Food safety
• HACCP
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
• Milk contaminants
• Public health
• Quality management
• Risk identification
• Risk management
• Zoonoses

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Corresponding author

Address: Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan Z 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands

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