Which statement best describes the relationship between a CCP and an OPRP?

• A. A CCP is a step where control is essential to prevent or destroy hazards.
• B. An OPRP is a step where control measures must completely eliminate hazards.
• C. A CCP is an operational prerequisite that reduces hazards to acceptable levels but is not considered a CCP.
• D. An OPRP replaces the need for CCPs.

Answer: (A)

In HACCP, a critical control point is a step where control is essential to prevent, eliminate, or reduce a hazard to an acceptable level. The key idea is that at this point, failure to control would make the product unsafe, so the control must be critical and monitorable.

OPRPs are controls that manage significant hazards as part of prerequisite controls, but they are not CCPs. They support safety without being the step where a hazard is controlled in the same critical way as a CCP, and they do not replace CCPs.

So the described relationship—where a CCP is a step in which essential control prevents or eliminates hazards—best captures the intended distinction.