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HARPC Hazard Analysis & Risk-Based Preventive Controls.

Who needs HARPC

Food manufacturers
Food processors
Food packers
Warehouses and distribution operations
Food importers subject to FDA requirements

Key benefits

Improved food safety risk management
Enhanced regulatory compliance
Stronger preventive controls
Improved customer and FDA confidence
Better protection against food safety incidents

Key Requirements

Hazard analysis
Preventive controls
Monitoring procedures
Corrective actions
Verification activities
Recordkeeping requirements
Food Safety Plan documentation
Beyond HACCP
Broader than CCPs

HARPC widens the lens from critical control points to every reasonably foreseeable hazard — biological, chemical, physical, and economically motivated — across the entire process.

Certification Process

  1. 1

    Gap assessment

  2. 2

    Hazard analysis

  3. 3

    Preventive controls identification

  4. 4

    Food Safety Plan development

  5. 5

    Staff training

  6. 6

    Verification and ongoing review

Why EmpowerNexs

01
Operating since 2024

International consulting experience across private sector, certification bodies, and donor-funded programs.

02
Strong management-systems expertise

Deep capability across ISO and GFSI standards plus certification readiness — from gap to surveillance.

03
Private sector & development experience

Equally fluent with manufacturers, exporters, SMEs, and international development organizations.

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Nationwide U.S. & international coverage

Engagements delivered across all U.S. states and globally through our regional and field operations.

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Practical, implementation-focused approach

Systems that actually work in operations — not binders that sit on a shelf between audits.

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Flexible delivery — on-site & remote

On-site presence where the work demands it, remote where it doesn't, and a sized engagement either way.

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Multilingual & cross-cultural capabilities

Operating in the languages, contexts, and regulatory environments of the markets we serve.

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