What does HACCP stand for?

• A. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points.
• B. Hazard Assessment and Corrective Control Protocols.
• C. Hazard Analysis and Consumer Control Points.
• D. Hazard Analysis and Critical Compliance Points.

Answer: (A)

HACCP is a preventive food-safety system that focuses on identifying hazards and controlling them at critical steps in the process. The exact expansion, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, fits this approach: “Hazard Analysis” means evaluating potential biological, chemical, or physical hazards, and “Critical Control Points” are the specific steps where you apply controls to prevent or reduce those hazards to safe levels. The other options use terms that aren’t the established wording for HACCP—such as “Assessment” instead of “Analysis,” or phrases like “Consumer Control Points” or “Compliance Points”—which would not reflect how the system is defined or applied.