|
Food
Safety and Quality Systems Auditing
Continuous
improvement must be a primary objective of any business that
aims to stay ahead of the competition.
Auditing identifies areas that
could be improved in your production process. Auditing also
gives you the confidence that your food safety and quality
management systems are working as intended. That is, the audit
process serves to verify by the evaluation of objective evidence
that your safety and quality systems are achieving their objectives.
At Foodsafe
Risk Management we understand the routine problems
that can and do occur in the food industry. This understanding,
combined with our practical experience and scientific expertise,
allows us to effectively audit any food safety or quality
management system.
Auditing
services that Foodsafe Risk Management can provide include:
Food
Safety Audits
A Food Safety Audit involves auditing
your system to ensure that hazards have been identified on
the basis of correct scientific and technical judgement, and
that these hazards are being adequately controlled. Support
programs such as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Pest Control,
Training and Cleaning and Sanitation are evaluated to ensure
effectiveness in terms of the specific food type being handled
or produced. Recommendations can then be made concerning procedures
or corrective action necessary to ensure the best outcome
in terms of food safety and quality.
HACCP
Verification
The implementation and maintenance
of an effective HACCP system depends largely on regularly
scheduled verification activities. Verification is a form
of audit that determines the validity of a HACCP system -
that it is operating as planned, and that hazards are being
controlled. Important aspects of verification are initial
and ongoing validation to determine that the plan is scientifically
and technically sound. This necessitates a detailed knowledge
of the physical, chemical and biological hazards associated
with specific food types. Verification further involves the
evaluation of the adequacy of the Critical Limits and Critical
Control Points of the system, as well as addressing corrective
action and monitoring protocols.
Quality
Systems Auditing
Foodsafe
Risk Management can audit your system against any
required standard, including ISO 9000 and intregrated ISO
9000/HACCP systems. Auditing of this type identifies any shortfalls
in your system relative to a particular standard. This is
particularly useful in targeting areas for improvement, where
the objective is to gain third party certification.
|
