scope:

This publication, unless exempted per 21 CFR 117.3 (qualified facility definition) or 21 CFR 117.206, applies to company facilities that produce and distribute food gases and are responsible for the safety and quality of their products when those products are used in food applications [1]. Appendices to this publication provide example HARPCs for different types of food gas manufacturing processes.

Appendix A provides an example hazard analysis for the air separation process.

Appendix B provides an example hazard analysis for packaged gas operations which includes some food gases filled as liquids and gases.

Appendix C provides an example hazard analysis for the dry ice manufacturing process.

For more details about the scopes of the example hazard analyses, see the appropriate appendices.

Sections 5 through 13 are components of the HARPC program.