What must establishment validation documents support?

• A. The cost of the HACCP plan
• B. The scientific or technical basis for the CCPs
• C. The training records
• D. The product labels

Answer: (B)

Establishment validation documents must support the scientific or technical basis for the CCPs. Validation is about proving that the chosen CCPs and their critical limits are capable of controlling identified hazards. The documents should provide evidence from scientific literature, data, pilot studies, challenge data, or other technical analyses that justify why each CCP is necessary and why its limits will achieve the intended safety outcome under expected production conditions.

Notes: validation is not about the cost of the HACCP plan, training records, or product labels. Those may be important for other aspects of compliance, but they do not constitute the technical justification for the CCPs themselves.