Which item is NOT one of the seven HACCP steps?

• A. Conducting Hazard Analysis
• B. Identifying Critical Control Points
• C. Establishing Preventive Maintenance Schedules
• D. Record Keeping of HACCP system

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how HACCP is structured into seven formal steps focused on identifying hazards and controlling them through CCPs, limits, monitoring, actions, verification, and documentation. The item that isn’t one of these seven steps is establishing preventive maintenance schedules. The seven steps are conducting a hazard analysis, identifying critical control points, establishing critical limits, establishing monitoring procedures, establishing corrective actions, establishing verification procedures, and keeping records of the HACCP system. Preventive maintenance is important for keeping equipment reliable, but it falls under prerequisite programs or general facility upkeep rather than a specific HACCP step. So the option about preventive maintenance schedules isn’t part of the seven HACCP steps.