FOOD SAFETY

AUDIT

QA DEPARTMENT
BENEFITS
Food safety audits can be used to select suppliers, gain certification or recognition, or
to monitor internal conformance with policies and procedures. They can also provide
other benefits:

• identify non-conformances (ex: inadequate or lack of control measures, insufficient training, etc.)

• identify areas of opportunity for continual improvement
• improve business performance
• review and update of a food safety system
• identify trends (inefficient processes, job performance variation by shift, etc.)
• identify underlying issues (ex: resistance to change, lack of management commitment, etc.)
• provide feedback to management
• promote a sense of ownership in employees
• improve internal communication
 OBJECTIVES

• Assessment of premises condition and food business performance

• To enforce effective implementation of Quality Assurance Program
• To promote company’s objectives
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Food Safety Audit
Systematic and documented process that examines
compliance with regulatory requirements and
effectiveness of the company’s programs and
policies

Inspection
Refers to the examination of a product, a process
or instillation.
 Auditor • Who conducts an audit.

Auditee • Who is being audited.

Audit Plan • Describes the activities for the audit.

Audit Criteria • Set of requirements, policies, or procedures.

Audit Evidence • Records and statements.

• The result of the evaluation of the collected audit
Audit Findings evidence.
Conformity • Fulfillment of the criteria requirement.

Non-Conformity • Non-fulfillment of a requirement.

• Is need or expectation generally implied or
Requirement obligatory
 First Party Audits
• Internal audits conducted by, or on behalf of, the
organization itself. First party audits can be
conducted by employees of your own facility.

TYPES OF FOOD
Second Party Audits
SAFETY AUDITS • External audits conducted by parties having an
interest in the organization, such as customers, or
by other individuals on their behalf
Third Party Audits
• External audit as well, and are conducted by
independent auditing organizations, such as those
providing certification, a registration of
conformity or governmental agencies.
FOOD SAFETY AUDIT STEPS
PLANNING

AUDIT
EXECUTION
EVALUATION

CORRECTIVE AND
VERIFICATION PREVENTIVE
ACTION
KEY AREAS OF A FOOD
SAFETY AUDIT
• Food Safety System
• Personnel Hygiene and Behavior
• Cleaning and Sanitation
• Pest Control
• Facility
• Waste Management
• Process
• Storage and Handling of Goods
 FOOD SAFETY AUDIT-GOOD
PRACTICES
• Communication
• After every audit, create an audit report
• Weekly presentation of audit reports.
FOOD SAFETY CHECKLIST