Which regulation prescribes corrective actions for unforeseen hazards?

• A. 9 CFR 417.3(b)
• B. 9 CFR 417.5(a)(1)
• C. 9 CFR 417.1
• D. 9 CFR 416.15(a)

Answer: (A)

When an unforeseen hazard is discovered during production, the regulation that specifies the need to take corrective actions is the one that requires immediate steps to control the hazard and to adjust the HACCP plan accordingly. This provision is found in 9 CFR 417.3(b). It directs the establishment to implement corrective actions appropriate to the unforeseen hazard, ensure that product that may be affected is controlled or recalled as needed, and re-evaluate or modify the HACCP plan to prevent recurrence.

The other regulations cover related but different concepts: one establishes general HACCP plan requirements, another covers verification activities and recordkeeping related to corrective actions, and another concerns sanitation-related requirements. They do not directly mandate the corrective actions for unforeseen hazards in the same explicit way as 9 CFR 417.3(b).