ACVPM Food Protection Practice Exam

In HACCP, verification comprises those activities, beyond routine monitoring, that confirm the plan is valid and the system is operating as intended. It goes beyond simply watching CCPs to ensure they stay within limits; it includes reviewing monitoring records, ensuring instruments are properly calibrated and functioning, and confirming that the overall HACCP plan and its corrective actions are being applied correctly. Validation, on the other hand, is about proving beforehand that the plan can control hazards, not about ongoing operation. Calibration is a tool used as part of verification to ensure measurement accuracy, but the broader concept is verification itself.