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Glossary of Terms
Organization
A group of people and facilities with an
arrangement of responsibilities, authorities and
relationships.
Oversight Body (also known as Accreditation Body)
An independent agency having jurisdiction to
formally recognize the competence of a certification
body to provide certification services.
Peer Review
Governing body for the accreditation body and
made up of other accreditation bodies.
Prerequisite Programs (PRP)
The conditions that must be established
throughout the food chain and the activities and
practices that must be performed in order to
establish and maintain a hygienic environment.
PRPs must be suitable and be capable of
producing safe end products and providing food
that is safe for human consumption. PRPs support
HACCP plans.
PRPs are also referred to as good hygienic
practices, good agricultural practices, good
production practices, good manufacturing practices,
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