GIFSQ Tools · Module 13 — HACCP, Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance · Tool 243 of 500
Walk the Codex CCP decision tree (Questions 1–4) for one hazard at one process step and get the CCP verdict, the decision path and the step reached.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Is it a CCP?
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Decision path
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Tree step reached
Equation: Codex decision tree: Q1 No → not a CCP (modify step/process/product). Q1 Yes and Q2 Yes → CCP. Q2 No and Q3 No → not a CCP. Q3 Yes and Q4 Yes → not a CCP (a later step controls it). Q3 Yes and Q4 No → CCP.
Method: CCP determination per Codex CAC/RCP 1-1969 (Rev. 2020), Annex, Figure 2 — the CCP decision tree, applied at HACCP Principle 2. ISO 22000:2018 clause 8.5.4.1 uses the same determination logic for CCPs versus operational PRPs.
Assumptions: the answers describe this hazard at this step only; the same step can be a CCP for one hazard and not for another.
Limitations: the tree is a guide, not a substitute for judgement — a hazard the team scores as significant can still need a CCP even when the tree says no, and the team must record its reasoning.
Rounding: the verdict is a yes/no decision; no rounding applies.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: CCP determination per Codex CAC/RCP 1-1969 (Rev. 2020), Annex, Figure 2 — the CCP decision tree, applied at HACCP Principle 2. ISO 22000:2018 clause 8.5.4.1 uses the same determination logic for CCPs versus operational PRPs.
Assumptions: the answers describe this hazard at this step only; the same step can be a CCP for one hazard and not for another.
Limitations: the tree is a guide, not a substitute for judgement — a hazard the team scores as significant can still need a CCP even when the tree says no, and the team must record its reasoning.
Rounding: the verdict is a yes/no decision; no rounding applies.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: Control measures exist (Q1 Yes) and the step is designed to eliminate the hazard (Q2 Yes): CCP, path Q1-Yes-Q2-Yes, tree step 2.
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Answer the questions in order — Q2 only matters when Q1 is Yes, and Q4 only matters when Q3 is Yes. Tool 243 of 500 — GIFSQ
