On Aug. 14, 2012, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Directive 5,000.6, “Performance of the Hazard Analysis Verification (HAV) Task.” The HAV is a new procedure under the Public Health Information System (PHIS). When performing the HAV, the FSIS in-plant inspector will review the hazard analyses for each HACCP plan at the facility to determine whether the establishment has addressed all relevant food-safety hazards. Although a HAV is not the same as a Food Safety Assessment, a HAV may result in one.