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HACCP Critical Control Point (CCP) Monitoring — Free Template
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Overview
What is A HACCP Critical Control Point (CCP) Monitoring?
A HACCP Critical Control Point (CCP) Monitoring is a structured checklist that helps inspectors systematically verify compliance with the relevant standards or operational requirements. Completing the inspection on mobile produces a timestamped PDF that can be shared immediately with clients or management.
The checklist
Every checkpoint, in full
A read-only preview of the live template. Clone it to run the inspection on mobile, where each item records Pass, Fail or N·A with optional photos and notes.
Monitoring Record
9 checksNOTENote on Usage
This record is based on HACCP principles and the FDA Food Code time/temperature guidance. It does not replace your facility's written HACCP or food safety plan, and completing it does not by itself guarantee a safe product or regulatory compliance. You remain responsible for validating each critical limit, monitoring at the required frequency, and verifying corrective actions for your specific process.
Production / monitoring date
Time monitored
Time of this monitoring check. Cooling checkpoints are captured separately below.
Monitored by
Product / batch or lot identifier
Use the batch/lot code that ties to your production and traceability record.
HACCP plan / CCP reference (optional)
e.g., plan revision date, or the CCP number this record monitors.
Measuring device calibrated and verified before monitoringCritical
Check the probe thermometer (or pH meter, etc.) used for this CCP. For a thermometer: ice slurry (32°F) or boiling point (212°F at sea level), or per the device procedure. An uncalibrated device makes every reading below unreliable.
Cooking (internal temperature) monitored on this record?
Cooling monitored on this record?
Hot / cold holding or cold storage monitored on this record?
CCP — Cooking (Internal Temperature)
4 checksLowest internal temperature reached
Probe the thickest part / coldest spot; take several readings and record the lowest.
Dwell / hold time at temperature (if your limit is a time–temperature combination)
Leave blank for an instantaneous limit. Example combination: 158°F held for 13 seconds.
Internal temperature met the cooking critical limit in the HACCP planCritical
Compare to the validated limit for this product. FDA Food Code references: poultry 165°F, ground/comminuted meat 155°F, whole-muscle meat & fish 145°F.
Photo of thermometer reading at the product (optional)
CCP — Cooling (Cooling Curve)
7 checksCooling start time
When the product left the cook/hot-hold step and active cooling began.
Internal temperature at start of cooling
Time product reached 70°F (Stage 1 checkpoint)
FDA two-stage cooling: 135°F → 70°F within 2 hours. Use your plan's checkpoint if it differs.
Time product reached 41°F (Stage 2 checkpoint)
FDA two-stage cooling: 70°F → 41°F within the next 4 hours (6 hours total). Use your plan's checkpoint if it differs.
Final internal temperature recorded
Cooling met the critical limit in the HACCP planCritical
FDA default: 135°F → 70°F in ≤ 2 hours AND 70°F → 41°F in ≤ 4 more hours (6 hours total). Use your plan's validated limit if different.
Photo of cooling log or final reading (optional)
CCP — Hot / Cold Holding & Storage
4 checksHot-holding temperature
Hot-hold reading met the critical limit (typically ≥ 135°F)Critical
Mark N/A if this product is not hot-held. Use the limit defined in your plan.
Cold-holding / cold-storage temperature
Cold-hold / storage reading met the critical limit (typically ≤ 41°F)Critical
Mark N/A if this product is not cold-held. Use the limit defined in your plan.
Other Critical Control Point
6 checksMonitoring an additional CCP not covered above?
e.g., pH, water activity (aw), metal detection, filtration, acidification.
CCP name / process step
Critical limit (as written in your plan)
Measured value / observation
This CCP met its critical limitCritical
Photo of reading / equipment (optional)
Deviations & Corrective Action
6 checksAny critical-limit deviation on this record?
A deviation is any monitored value that did not meet the critical limit. Recording it here is good practice, not a failure — an uncontrolled deviation is the real hazard.
Describe the deviation (which CCP, measured value vs. critical limit)
Corrective action taken (regain control of the process and address the cause)
Affected product disposition
Deviation corrected, cause addressed, and affected product controlledCritical
Principle 5: bring the CCP back under control AND determine the disposition of any affected product before this record is closed.
Photo of affected product / corrective action (optional)
Verification & Sign-off
4 checksRecord complete and legible, and monitoring performed at the frequency the plan requires
Monitor signature (typed full name)
Record reviewed / verified by a second person (supervisor or QA)?
Reviewer / verifier signature (typed full name)
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Field procedure
How to run this inspection
Walk the site area by area. Mark each checkpoint Pass, Fail or N·A as you go, and add a photo on any Fail to document it for the report.
STEP 01
Monitoring Record
Identify the production run and the monitoring device, then select which Critical Control Points this record covers. The CCP selections drive the gated sections below.
STEP 02
CCP — Cooking (Internal Temperature)
Record the internal temperature at the slowest-heating point of the product, then confirm it against the validated critical limit in your plan.
STEP 03
CCP — Cooling (Cooling Curve)
Capture the cooling timeline checkpoint by checkpoint, then confirm the batch met the cooling critical limit. Cooling is the most commonly mishandled CCP — slow cooling lets surviving spores grow.
STEP 04
CCP — Hot / Cold Holding & Storage
Record holding/storage temperatures and confirm each against its critical limit. Mark the line that doesn't apply as N/A.
STEP 05
Other Critical Control Point
Use this section for any CCP not captured above — pH, water activity, metal detection, filtration, acidification, etc. — to keep the record complete for your specific process.
STEP 06
Deviations & Corrective Action
If any monitored value did not meet its critical limit, document what happened, what you did, and what became of the affected product (HACCP Principle 5).
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