eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Food Science and Technology 2333-4835 2014-11-24 2 6 196 202 10.12691/ajfst-2-6-5 AJFST2014265 article Danbaba Nahemiah dnahemiah@gmail.com 1 Oyeleke Solomon Bankole 2 MajiAlhassan Tswako 3 Kolo Isa Nma-Usman 4 Hauwawu Hassan 4 Kolo Isa Fati 5 Food Technology and Value Addition Research Program, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, PMB 8, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 65, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria Research Operations Department, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, PMB 8, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria Research Outreach Department, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, PMB 8, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 65, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria In this study, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) was adopted for the evaluation of food safety hazards in the production of local cereal-based beverage (soy-kununzaki) consumed in Nigeria. Significant quantity of physical hazards were recorded when about 1kg of production materials were analysed. 2.35% stones pieces, 1.25% pieces of plastic materials, 1.95% metallic materials, 7.00% soil, 5.69% weed seeds, 1.55% broken grains of soybean were the main physical hazards of concerned identified, while biological physical hazards includes 2.26% animal waste and 2.15% insects. Microorganisms of public health importance were also isolated. Critical control points in the beverage production were highlighted and process capability determined. Process capability index (Cp) was approximately 1.7 for bacterial count and 1.6 for coliform, indicating that the process can be considered capable. Hence HACCP would help in improvement of quality and safe beverage production when properly applied. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajfst/2/6/5/ajfst-2-6-5.pdf beverage soy-kununzaki hazards food safety critical control points