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Food Defense & Intentional Adulteration (TACCP) Checklist

Assess readiness against the FSMA Intentional Adulteration rule, covering vulnerability assessment, mitigation strategies, and the food defense plan.

21 CFR 121FSMA IA RuleTACCP

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Food Defense Plan & Team

  • Is a written food defense plan prepared and signed by the owner, operator, or agent in charge? *
  • Was the food defense plan prepared or overseen by a qualified individual with appropriate training? *
  • Does the plan identify the qualified individuals responsible for each activity? *
  • Date the food defense plan was last reanalyzed

Vulnerability Assessment

  • Has a vulnerability assessment been conducted to identify significant vulnerabilities and actionable process steps? *
  • Does the assessment consider the potential public health impact of a contaminant? *
  • Does the assessment consider the degree of physical access to the product? *
  • Does the assessment consider the ability of an attacker to successfully contaminate the product? *
  • Number of actionable process steps identified

Mitigation Strategies

  • Are mitigation strategies identified and implemented at each actionable process step? *
  • Do written procedures explain how each mitigation strategy sufficiently minimizes or prevents the significant vulnerability? *
  • Are mitigation strategies tailored to the specific actionable process step rather than generic security measures? *

Management Components

  • Is food defense monitoring conducted to ensure mitigation strategies are consistently performed? *
  • Are corrective actions taken and documented when a mitigation strategy is not properly implemented? *
  • Are verification activities performed to confirm monitoring and corrective actions are effective? *
  • Have personnel and supervisors at actionable process steps received food defense awareness training? *

Records & Reanalysis

  • Are food defense monitoring, corrective action, and verification records maintained? *
  • Are records signed or initialed and dated by the person who performed the activity? *
  • Is the food defense plan reanalyzed at least every three years or when a significant change occurs? *

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