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New Funding
Funding is available to processors for food safety related capital improvements, capital equipment and programs development! Click here to learn more about the Growing Forward funding and the Food Safety for Processors program area.
AHA! Overview
Alberta HACCP Advantage ( AHA! ) is a voluntary program established by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD), in cooperation with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to provide third party certification and government recognition of food safety and HACCP systems implemented by Alberta food processors.
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a food safety program recognized internationally as the best system to effectively manage food safety. Rather than relying on end product testing to detect failures, HACCP applies control measures at identified stages of the production process to prevent, reduce or eliminate hazards before they occur.
In Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) developed the Food Safety Enhancement Program (FSEP) as the HACCP standard for federally registered facilities. The CFIA has the mandate to oversee recognition of HACCP systems of Alberta’s federally registered facilities. Other food processing facilities and provincially registered plants may be audited for HACCP systems but are not recognized by CFIA or any other regulatory body. The AHA! Standard is intended for use by these non-federally registered food processing facilities in Alberta wishing to formally adopt a government-recognized food safety system. Alberta’s recognition protocol follows the Canadian Food Inspection System Implementation Group’s (CFISIG) Post-Farm HACCP Recognition Protocol for provincial food processing establishments.
Steps to follow to have your HACCP System recognized by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development under the Alberta HACCP Advantage Program ( AHA! ).
1. Implementation the AHA! Standard.
2. Successful Food Safety System audit.
3. Certification by a third party certification body.
4. Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development recognition under the AHA! program.
Click on the following links for more information
Benefits of AHA! Recognition
Benefits of implementing the AHA! program and achieving AHA! recognition.
AHA! Standard
Lays out the requirements that must be met to implement an effective food safety or HACCP system.
AHA! Guidebook
A detailed, user-friendly “how-to” manual available in hard copy or on-line. It provides information on how to develop and implement an effective food safety or HACCP system and includes over 100 example forms (or records) that can be downloaded, customized and used in your facility immediately.
AHA! Workbooks
Template documents that can be used to document your food safety and HACCP programs. Simply save them and start documenting your food safety practices.
Food Safety Training Corner
Utilize these resources for staff training on HACCP and food safety.
AHA! Recognition Protocol
Details regarding the certification process and how to get your food safety program recognzied by the Government of Alberta.
AHA! Recognition
More informaton about AHA! Recognition.
Growing Forward Funding
Funding is available for AHA! program implementation and food safety related capital improvements and upgrades.
Selecting a Food Safety Consultant
A must read if you want to hire a food safety consultant to help you develop and implement your food safety or HACCP system.
AHA! - Questions and Answers
A handy document to hearn more about AHA!.
For more information on AHA! or HACCP system recognition, please contact Kelly Sawka at 780-415-4513.
Feedback
We want to hear what you have to say about our programs. To provide comments, feedback or ask questions, please click here or email us at aha@gov.ab.ca.
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