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Critical item: A provision of these guidelines that, if in noncompliance, is more
likely than other deficiencies to contribute to FOOD or water
CONTAMINATION, illness, or environmental HEALTH HAZARD. These are
denoted in these guidelines in bold red underlined text in parentheses after the
section number and keywords; for example, 7.5.5.1 Food-Contact Surfaces
(24 C). The number indicates the individual inspection report item number.
Critical control point: A point or procedure in a specific system where loss of
control may result in an unacceptable health risk.
Critical limit: The maximum or minimum value at a CRITICAL CONTROL
POINT to which a physical, biologic, or chemical parameter must be controlled to
minimize the occurrence of risk from an identified safety HAZARD.
Cross-connection: An actual or potential connection or structural arrangement
between a POTABLE WATER system and any other source or system through
which it is possible to introduce into any part of the POTABLE WATER system
any used water, industrial fluid, gas, or substance other than the intended
POTABLE WATER with which the system is supplied.
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