Guides/Smoking HACCP plans for restaurants
Smoking HACCP plans for restaurants
Smoking for flavor right before serving is ordinary cooking. Smoking to preserve food, like house-smoked fish or sausage held for days, is a specialized process under Food Code 3-502.11(A).
Typical hazards
C. botulinum in smoked fish, especially if it's vacuum packed; Listeria in ready-to-eat smoked products; and pathogens that survive if the internal temperature isn't reached. Brine strength is often a critical limit for fish.
Typical critical control points
Brining (salt concentration), smoking or cooking (time and temperature), cooling, and cold storage. Packaging is another one if you vacuum pack.
Related seafood guidance
The FDA seafood guidance (the Blue Book) covers smoked fish in detail. HACCP Engine can draw on it as well as the Food Code.
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