HACCP Is Dead

In the 1960s, the nascent United States space program required a zero-defect food supply for the astronauts. Diarrhea or vomiting would be life-threatening in a space suit in a zero-gravity environment. HACCP (hazard analysis-critical control points) resulted from collaboration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with Howard Bauman at Pillsbury and the U.S. Army Natick Labs. A food under consideration for the space program was analyzed for hazards, and a critical control …