Pre Requisites Program (PRP)
All food business must have in place prerequisite programmes (PRPs). These are good hygiene practices that are the basic conditions and activities necessary to maintain a hygienic environment in food premise. Business must consider maintenance of the cold chain and allergen control when putting PRPs in place.
Depending on the complexity of food business operation, PRPs may be all that needed to comply with the HACCP requirement. For example, if a food business carries out low-risk activities, all the hazards may be controlled by the PRPs, with no need for the application of a full food safety management system based on the principles of HACCP.
The pre-requisite programme must ensure that control measures are provided for all hazards. All pre-requisite programmes should be checked to ensure they are actually providing the necessary control.
