The establishment employee is not monitoring at the frequency specified in the HACCP plan. What type of noncompliance is this?

• A. Monitoring
• B. Verification
• C. Recordkeeping
• D. Corrective Actions

Answer: (A)

Monitoring is the ongoing check of critical control points to ensure they stay within limits, and the plan specifies how often that monitoring must occur. If the employee does not monitor at the frequency specified, you’re not performing the monitoring step as required, which is a monitoring noncompliance. Verification would involve an independent check to confirm monitoring is done correctly; recordkeeping is about documenting the monitoring results; corrective actions are the steps taken when a deviation is found. So the situation described directly reflects a monitoring noncompliance.