Which HACCP principle focuses on maintaining records of monitoring activities, corrective actions, and verification?

• A. Identify potential hazards
• B. Establish CL
• C. Establish effective Record Keeping systems
• D. Identify CCP

Answer: (C)

Record-keeping and documentation is the principle that ensures there are written records of how monitoring is carried out, what corrective actions were taken when deviations occur, and how verification is performed. Keeping these records makes the HACCP plan traceable, provides evidence during audits that monitoring is happening and corrective steps are taken, and shows that verification activities are in place to confirm the system remains in control. This principle connects the ongoing checks at critical control points with the actions taken to fix issues and the independent checks that validate the entire plan. Other choices describe different parts of HACCP, such as identifying hazards, setting critical limits, or determining critical control points, which are separate steps in the process.