HACCP shadow boards are commonly used by food businesses seeking to improve visual control over cleaning equipment and hygiene tools.

A shadow board can support a facility’s broader HACCP and food-safety management system by helping the organisation demonstrate that cleaning equipment has assigned storage positions and is separated according to operational requirements.

However, a shadow board alone does not make a facility HACCP compliant.

Food-safety compliance depends on a complete management system that may include:

• Hazard identification
• Critical control points
• Cleaning procedures
• Staff training
• Equipment inspection
• Corrective actions
• Verification
• Record keeping
• Management oversight

Food-grade shadow boards should therefore be used as part of a broader documented hygiene and equipment-control programme.