For internal audits the general BRC clause states:
"The Company shall audit those systems and procedures, which are critical to product safety, legality and quality, to ensure thay are in place and appropriately complied with."
On our site we have 2 indepenent audits a year, BRC/IFS, at six monthly intervals. I count these audits as part of our "internal" audit schedule. Areas which we deem to need increased frequency are then scheduled for internal audit.
Am I justified as counting these part of our internal audit schedule, or because they are carried out by 3rd parties are they discounted?
Our BRC auditor seemed to think so.
Your comments please.
Edited by yorkshire, 12 January 2005 - 04:54 PM.