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3.13 Assessing Equivalency of Food Safety Management Systems
Food safety management systems based upon an FSO and the use of performance criteria provide greater flexibility in how food operators can control hazards. An assessment for equivalency of sys-tems that use performance criteria may require a holistic approach when the food operation involves multiple steps. In another situation an assessment for equivalency may be limited to a single step in a process (e. g., pasteurization). The assessment should involve a review of data that demonstrate the scientific basis for the alternative process and processing records that demonstrate the control mea-sures are being implemented as planned. Finally, the product must be able to meet any acceptance criteria that may have been established for the product.
It should be evident that the ALOP (or TLR), FSO, PO and risk-based measures subsequently established by a country can serve as one basis for assessing the equivalency of a country’s food con-trol system.
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