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HACCPLAN

SOAKING / STEEPING

Preparation

Soaking / Steeping

Commonly CCP
Also: hydration · steep · rehydration

Immersing food in water or solution to hydrate, leach, or pre-treat (e.g. dried beans, malt grain, hides, sprouts).

Typical Hazards
  • B
    Biological
    Sprout pathogen amplification (E. coli, Salmonella); biofilm in soak tank
  • C
    Chemical
    Off-target leaching of chemical inhibitors; soak chemical residue
  • P
    Physical
    Tank fragments, gasket fragments
Typical Controls
  • Validated soak water disinfection (e.g. 20,000 ppm calcium hypochlorite for sprout seeds)
  • Time/temperature control
  • Tank cleaning between batches
  • Microbiological testing of spent soak / irrigation water (sprouts)
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