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Internal Audit Supplier and Raw Materials Approval

by QHS Auditor 1, from the Community

Use this internal audit checklist to evaluate supplier approval and raw material control in food manufacturing. It covers risk assessment, acceptance and testing, approved supplier lists, agent and broker management, traceability, service provider oversight, outsourced processing, and integration with HACCP and quality systems. Apply it to monitor performance, verify certifications, document reviews, and maintain compliance with recognized food safety standards.

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Use this approved supplier list and supplier risk assessment template to standardize vendor approval for food manufacturing. Assess suppliers based on risk, verify BRCGS or GFSI certification, or conduct audits covering product safety, HACCP, traceability, product security, food defense, and authenticity. Record supplier details, countries, approved product lists including seafood and ingredients, packaging materials, risk category, current buying status, and review dates to maintain compliance and traceability.
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BRCGS v9 Section 3 Internal Audit Template

Use this BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9, Section 3 internal audit checklist to evaluate your food safety and quality management system. Assess document control, record keeping, internal audits, supplier and raw material approval, management of service suppliers, outsourced processing, specifications, corrective and preventive actions, control of non‑conforming product, traceability, complaint handling, and product recall/withdrawal. Support HACCP verification, risk‑based audit schedules, and compliance documentation across food manufacturing and processing sites.

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Supplier Assessment based on HACCP and GMP

Use this supplier audit checklist to assess vendors against HACCP and GMP requirements. Evaluate management responsibility and review, prerequisite programs like sanitation, hygiene, pest and chemical control, and staff training. Check handling, storage and dispatch, waste management, and utilities. Verify supplier and raw material approval, cross-contamination prevention, traceability, recall and crisis management, calibration, food defense, and maintenance. Review HACCP implementation, microbiological and environmental monitoring, allergens and foreign material control, manufacturing quality systems, process and document control, internal audits, CAPA, non-conforming product control, customer complaints, and regulatory compliance.

by Shampayan85 User, from the Community

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Supplier Site Audit Checklist

This supplier site audit checklist helps evaluate vendor readiness and compliance across critical quality and food safety domains. It covers quality management systems, employee training, preventive maintenance, traceability and recall, HACCP, allergen control, GMP, foreign material controls, raw material and process controls, hold and rework, sanitation and pest control, facility audits, security and bioterrorism preparedness, change notifications, record retention, complaint handling, co-manufacturing oversight, supplier approval, label control, plant structure, country of origin, and transportation requirements.

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Approved Supplier List and Risk Assessment

Use this approved supplier list and supplier risk assessment template to standardize vendor approval for food manufacturing. Assess suppliers based on risk, verify BRCGS or GFSI certification, or conduct audits covering product safety, HACCP, traceability, product security, food defense, and authenticity. Record supplier details, countries, approved product lists including seafood and ingredients, packaging materials, risk category, current buying status, and review dates to maintain compliance and traceability.

by AYAN KAYAL, from the Community

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Internal Audit Supplier and Raw Materials Approval

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