On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, Amol Bhingarde wrote:
> Hello Everyone!
>
> We are into Seafood processing. I would like to know the difference between
> Corrective Action Records and Notice of Unusual Occurrence and Corrective
> action Record. How exactly this records are to be maintained?
>
> Thank you very much in anticipation. Have a nice day!
>
> Regards,
> Amol Bhingarde.
Hi Amol and Seafood Community,
The "Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Proposed Regulations to
Establish Procedures for the Safe Processing and Importing of Fish and
Fishery Products, December 15, 1993" (pre-HACCP regulation days) mentions
NUCOA:
"...the proposed rule requires more extensive recordkeeping than does the
MSSP. The proposed rule requires positive records, that is, records that
are regularly kept at specified intervals regardless of the condition
being observed and noted. For the most part, the MSSP requires notations
of unusual occurrences and corrective actions (NUOCA records). These are
negative records; that is, records are made only when there is an observed
deviation from prescribed procedures."
Source: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~djz/cfudpria.txt
The US FDA HACCP regulation refers to corrective action records. The
procedures on how to maintain the records are taught in the HACCP Alliance
and USDC/NOAA-Seafood Inspection Program HACCP training courses.
Chapter 9 of "HACCP: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Training
Curriculum" (Developed by the Seafood HACCP Alliance for Training and
Education, 4th Edition, November 2001) goes into detail on corrective
actions.
Here's what the NMFS HACCP Manual says about NUOCA: "NOTE: Documenting an
unusual occurrence and the corrective action may also be called a NUOCA
(Notice of Unusual Occurrence and Corrective Action), a commonly used
acronym within industry and government."
Both the "HACCP Training Manual - Seafood HACCP Alliance" and the "NMFS
HACCP Manual - NMFS" are on the internet and can be accessed (along with
other HACCP resources including the Alliance's HACCP Training Manual in
Spanish, 2nd ed.) from the Seafood Network Information Center (SeafoodNIC)
web site at: http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/haccp/othersources.htm
Perhaps someone who is involved with the USDC Seafood Inspection Program
can provide further comment on NUCOA and record maintenance?
Regards,
Pamela Tom, Seafood HACCP List Owner
University of California
Sea Grant Extension Program
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