Food Safety Audits
Internal audits, audit preparation and practical support to help your business stay audit ready.
Food Safety Audit Support
Audits are an important part of maintaining an effective food safety and quality system. I provide practical audit support to help identify gaps, understand non-conformances and prepare your business for certification, customer and regulatory audits.
How I Can Help
- Internal food safety and quality audits
- Audit preparation and readiness reviews
- Gap assessments against applicable requirements
- Review and assessment of non-conformances
- Corrective action development
- Root cause analysis of audit findings
- Follow-up and verification of corrective actions
- Support following customer, certification or regulatory audits
A Practical Audit Approach
The aim of an internal audit is not simply to find problems. It is to identify risks and opportunities for improvement before they become bigger issues.
Identify Gaps
Review systems, procedures and operational controls to identify areas requiring attention.
Understand Findings
Assess the significance of findings and identify the underlying cause rather than treating only the immediate issue.
Corrective Action
Develop practical corrective actions that address the cause of the issue and can be implemented effectively.
Verify Effectiveness
Follow up corrective actions to determine whether the issue has been effectively addressed.
Audit Support
Support can be tailored to the type of audit and requirements relevant to your business.
Internal Audits
Independent review of food safety and quality systems to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
Certification Audits
Preparation and gap assessment ahead of certification and surveillance audits.
Customer Audits
Support with customer requirements, audit findings and corrective action responses.
Regulatory Audits
Practical support in understanding requirements and responding appropriately to findings.
Experienced Food Safety Audit Support
With more than 20 years of food manufacturing experience, I understand the difference between a system that looks good on paper and one that works effectively in practice.
Food Manufacturing
Experience across meat and smallgoods, bakery, high-risk and high-care and other food manufacturing environments.
Certification Standards
Experience working with HACCP, SQF, BRCGS, IFS and ISO 22000 requirements.
Customer Requirements
Experience supporting customer requirements, including Australian supermarket standards and audit expectations.
Related Food Safety & Quality Support
Depending on your requirements, your project may also benefit from HACCP Development & Review, Root Cause Analysis.
Preparing for an Upcoming Audit?
If you have an upcoming certification, customer or regulatory audit, I can help you identify gaps, prepare your team and address findings.
Discuss Your Audit Preparation