About Enhance Food Safety & Quality

Practical food safety and quality support built on more than 20 years of food manufacturing experience.

Practical Experience. Straightforward Support.

I'm Monica Duarte, founder of Enhance Food Safety & Quality. I provide practical, experienced food safety and quality support to Australian food businesses, with on-site support across Perth and Western Australia and virtual consultancy across Australia.

With more than 20 years of experience across Australia, the UK and Europe, I have worked directly within food manufacturing environments across quality assurance, food safety, quality management and governance.

My experience includes working with meat and smallgoods, bakery, high-risk and high-care manufacturing, and pet food operations.

Throughout my career, I have worked closely with production and management teams to develop and maintain food safety systems, investigate problems, prepare for audits and implement practical corrective actions.

My approach is simple: understand the business, identify the real risks and provide solutions that can actually be implemented and maintained.

Qualifications & Professional Experience

A combination of formal food science education, professional training and hands-on food manufacturing experience.

  • BSc Food Science & Technology – University of Lincoln
  • SQF Practitioner
  • HACCP Level 4
  • ISO 22000 Lead Auditor
  • BRCGS Issue 9 Training
  • Food Safety Management Level 4
  • Internal Audit Programme Management
  • TACCP & VACCP
  • DAFF AA Accredited Person – Biosecurity Act 2015

Food Manufacturing Experience

Experience across technical, quality and food safety functions within demanding manufacturing environments.

Food Safety Systems

HACCP development and review, hazard identification, CCP management, verification activities and food safety system improvement.

Quality Management

Quality systems, controlled documentation, specifications, non-conformances, corrective actions, CAPA and continuous improvement.

Auditing & Compliance

Internal, customer and certification audit support, audit preparation and management of findings and corrective actions.

Investigations

Root cause analysis, complaints, product and testing investigations and development of effective corrective actions.

How I Work

Consultancy should make your business stronger, not create unnecessary complexity.

Practical

Advice is based on the realities of food manufacturing and the way systems operate on the factory floor.

Straightforward

I focus on clear communication, identifying the real issue and explaining what needs to happen next.

Flexible

Support can be provided on-site across Perth and Western Australia, or virtually depending on your business requirements.

Experience That Delivers Results

My focus is on practical improvements that strengthen systems and help businesses meet their food safety and quality objectives.

SQF Approval

Developed and implemented procedures that contributed to achieving full SQF approval within six months.

Reduced Non-Conformances

Reduced major non-conformances from six to one within three months through improved risk controls, hazard management and corrective actions.

Audit Support

Experience supporting food manufacturing businesses through certification, customer and internal audit requirements.

Let's Strengthen Your Food Safety & Quality Systems

If your business needs practical support with food safety, quality systems, audits or compliance, I'd be happy to discuss how I can help.

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