Recordkeeping is the seventh and last Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principle (Figure 1), as it should be. Each and every prerequisite program and HACCP principle must be documented—i.e., procedures must be developed, documented, and implemented for each element describing what is expected and how that element should be conducted and managed. So, everything flows toward that last principle: recordkeeping and documentation.
Figure 1. Steps Involved in HACCP Plan Development1