Adding a New Food Safety Plan

There are 2 options for adding a food safety plan into the system:

Option 1: Create a new food safety plan directly in the module by clicking the Add Food Safety Plan.

Option 2: Duplicate an existing food safety plan and make any minor changes required to make the new plan.

Click here to access webinars covering how to create a Food Safety/HACCP plan.

Options for Creating a New Food Safety Plan

Option 1: Click Add Food Safety Plan

Option 1: Create a Food Safety Plan

1. Blank food safety plans can be created by selecting Add Food Safety Plan while in the Food Safety Plan Module.

Option 2: Duplicate an Existing Food Safety Plan

Option 2: Duplicate an Existing Food Safety Plan

Duplicating existing plans is designed to save you a lot of time. By selecting an existing food safety plan which is similar to the one you wish to create, you will only need to make minor changes.

If you want to copy an existing plan you need to first open it. All approved plans are located under the 'Approved' tab. Plans that are still under construction/awaiting approval will appear under the "Actions" tab as unfinished plans. Navigate to the correct plan and click its name. The page that is shown above will open.

1. Copy an existing plan you have already created in the application.

Navigating the Food Safety Plan

After generating a new plan, you are presented with the Food Safety Planning navigation menu. This navigation menu is located on the left of the screen and is designed to ensure the user follows the correct steps and principles of food safety planning as defined by CODEX and all the major GFSI standards.

  1. Section 1 - Study Details: This section provides overall details on the plan such as the food safety team, the approver(s) of the plan, the risk model & decision tree used in the hazards analysis, the product data details, etc. Click here for more information on the study details section.
  2. Section 2 - Materials: This section allows you to select materials from MasterData that are used to produce the product(s) the food safety plan relates to. Click here for more information on the materials section.
  3. Section 3 - Flow Diagrams: This section provides a schematic tool for building the flow diagram(s) relating to the food safety plan. Click here for more information on the flow diagram section.
  4. Section 4 - Process Steps: This section is where all the names of the process steps along with a description is populated. Click here for more information on the process steps section.
  5. Section 5 - Hazard Analysis: This section is where the hazard analysis is conduced on each step. Click here for more information on the hazard analysis section.
  6. Section 6 - Plans: This section summaries all the monitoring details completed throughout the hazards analysis and it is where the final approval of the plan is conducted. Click here for more information on the plans section.