Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, most often caused by a viral infection. There are three common types of hepatitis caused by viruses: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Vaccines have been developed that protect people from contracting hepatitis A and B. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
Prerequisite Programs (PP). HACCP is not a stand alone program but is part of a larger control program. Prerequisite Programs are defined as the universal procedures used to control the conditions in the plant. environment which contribute to the overall safety of the product.
The HACCP concept has its origins in the 1960s when the Pillsbury Company under the direction of the United States Army and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed a system to assure the production of safe foods for the United States space programme.