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HACCP Plan Design & Training Kit
A step-by-step guide for food businesses to design, implement, and train staff on an approved HACCP plan.
This comprehensive training kit teaches food business owners and managers how to design a HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) plan to keep customers safe from foodborne illness. Based on official food safety guidelines, this kit breaks down the entire process from understanding CCPs to submitting a final plan to the health authority.
What is inside
HACCP Basics: Definitions of CCPs, critical limits, and who needs a plan
The 7 Plan Components: Step-by-step requirements for a compliant plan
Assembling the Plan: How to use the menu-based method to map your menu to CCPs
9 Sample CCP Worksheets: Real-world examples for Receiving, Cold Storage, Thawing, Cooking, Prep, Hot Holding, Cooling, Reheating, and Transport
Critical Limits & Corrective Actions: Temperature guidelines (e.g., 41°F for cold holding, 165°F for reheating) and what to do when limits are exceeded
Training & Submission: Staff training statements, quiz requirements, and submission workflows for health authorities
Who it is for
High and moderate-risk food businesses
Restaurants, catering companies, and commercial kitchens
Food safety managers and supervisors
How to use it
Read through the HACCP basics and the 7 plan components.
Use the menu-based method to create a menu sheet, marking the CCPs for every item.
Fill out a worksheet for each CCP, listing monitoring procedures, critical limits, corrective actions, verification, and equipment.
Write a staff training statement and submit the completed plan to your local health authority.
Keep the plan in the prep area as a working tool, reviewing it at least every 5 years or whenever your menu or CCPs change.
Resources included: References to FDA/NACMCF guidelines, AFDO, and Institute of Child Nutrition SOPs.
What is in the kit
- HACCP Plan Training1.0 MB
A look inside
The first pages of HACCP Plan Training. The full document downloads from the list above.
Questions people ask
Is the HACCP Plan Design & Training Kit really free?
Yes. There is no payment and no trial. Tell us your name, work email and company once, and every document in the Free Zone is yours to download.
What format are the documents in?
This kit has 1 document in PDF format.
Can I use it inside my company?
Yes. The licence covers one organisation with unlimited internal use — print it, share it with colleagues and adapt it. Please do not resell it or republish it as your own.
Does this make us compliant with HACCP?
No document can do that on its own. It is a practical working tool to help you prepare, check and improve. Conformity with HACCP is decided by an audit of your actual system, and the standard itself remains the authoritative text.
Do you offer training on this topic?
Yes. Skedmia runs online courses with certificates on the standards and topics these kits cover — the matching courses are listed on this page.
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