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FSMS Gap Assessment Checklist

by Sarah Vaudrey, from the Community

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Use this FSMS gap assessment checklist to benchmark your Food Safety Management System against standards such as ISO 22000 and HACCP. Evaluate premises, sanitation, water, allergen control, receiving and storage, equipment design and maintenance, personnel training, pest control, traceability, recall procedures, and CCP monitoring. Identify nonconformities, document corrective actions, verify effectiveness, and track records for audits. Ideal for food manufacturers, processors, and kitchens aiming to strengthen PRPs, tighten controls, and maintain continuous compliance.

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ISO 22000 Audit Checklist for FSMS Compliance
Conduct a comprehensive ISO 22000 audit with this checklist covering food safety management system requirements end to end. Evaluate management commitment and policy, planning, roles and communication, and resource management. Review PRPs, operational PRPs, and HACCP including CCP identification, critical limits, monitoring, and corrective actions. Verify documentation, training, sanitation, pest control, traceability, and control of nonconformities. Assess validation and verification activities, internal audits, analysis of verification results, continual improvement, and system updating. Confirm control over outsourced processes, emergency preparedness, complaints handling, withdrawals and recalls, and record keeping to maintain FSMS compliance across food operations.
by Soumia MERKANTIA, from the Community
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ISO 22000 Audit Checklist for Food Safety
Use this ISO 22000 audit checklist to evaluate the effectiveness of your Food Safety Management System. The template covers management responsibility, resource provision, planning and realization of safe products, prerequisite programs, HACCP planning and CCPs, monitoring and verification, traceability, nonconformity control, withdrawals, and continual improvement. Capture evidence, verify compliance with statutory and customer requirements, and document corrective actions. Ideal for food manufacturers, processors, and service providers aiming to maintain FSMS compliance and protect consumers.
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FSMS Checklist Before Certification
This FSMS checklist helps organizations prepare for ISO 22000 certification. It covers context and leadership, scope and documented information, resource management, competence and awareness, communication, operational control, PRPs, traceability, emergency preparedness, and hazard control. It also guides verification activities, monitoring and measurement, internal audits, management review, and corrective actions to close nonconformities. Use it to assess readiness and ensure food safety requirements are consistently met.
by Arcindy Iswanty, from the Community
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Food Safety Management System Template
This Food Safety Management System (FSMS) template helps Food Business Operators design and maintain a compliant food safety program aligned with HACCP principles and prerequisite programs. It guides you through defining scope and objectives, establishing policies and procedures, building hazard control plans for products and processes, and validating GMP, GAP, and GHP requirements. Use it to document hazards, critical limits, corrective actions, and verification activities, then schedule regular FSMS reviews to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement. Ideal for restaurants, catering, food production, and retail food operations seeking structured, audit-ready documentation.
by Imran AbdulMannan, from the Community
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