HACCP APPLICATION ON HEAVY METALS IN CUCUMBERS PROCESSING
ABSTRACT HACCP system is systematic approach, which is used to prevent hazards appearing through food processing. Although the first step in HACCP system includes identification and analyses of all kinds of hazards, heavy metals present the kind of hazards that are very difficult to determine during identification process. In fact, they are present in small concentrations in all raw materials and food products; therefore, particular attention should be paid to their identification and determination. Regarding above mentioned, this work is aimed to present HACCP application on lead and cadmium in the technological process of cucumbers preserving, where special attention is paid to the content of lead and cadmium. In determined critical control points, CCPs, the content of these metals is determined by the electrochemical method. Based on the results obtained in this work and HACCP system, HACCP plan is given as the instruction for controlling hazards such as heavy metals.