A maximum or minimum value to which a hazard must be controlled at a CCP to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the hazard to an acceptable level is referred to as

A maximum or minimum value to which a hazard must be controlled at a CCP to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the hazard to an acceptable level is referred to as

• A. Performance standard
• B. Monitoring
• C. Critical limit
• D. Reasonably likely to occur

Answer: (C)

Critical limit is the maximum or minimum value the hazard must be controlled to at a CCP in order to prevent, eliminate, or reduce it to an acceptable level. This bound must be measurable and specific, such as cooking to 165°F for 15 seconds or keeping refrigeration at 40°F or below. It’s the threshold that determines whether the CCP is in control. If the process stays within this limit, the hazard is kept under control; if it’s exceeded, corrective actions are taken to bring the process back into compliance. The other terms don’t define this boundary: a performance standard is a broader quality/safety expectation, monitoring is the ongoing check against the limit, and reasonably likely to occur relates to risk probability, not the control limit itself.

Critical limit is the maximum or minimum value the hazard must be controlled to at a CCP in order to prevent, eliminate, or reduce it to an acceptable level. This bound must be measurable and specific, such as cooking to 165°F for 15 seconds or keeping refrigeration at 40°F or below. It’s the threshold that determines whether the CCP is in control. If the process stays within this limit, the hazard is kept under control; if it’s exceeded, corrective actions are taken to bring the process back into compliance. The other terms don’t define this boundary: a performance standard is a broader quality/safety expectation, monitoring is the ongoing check against the limit, and reasonably likely to occur relates to risk probability, not the control limit itself.