I thought I should share this reminder in case there is anyone who still has some doubts about the role of food safety standards and audits. They are a very good measure of the state and consistency of implemented policies, programs and procedures. They are not the means for ensuring food safety. No food safety certification standard can guarantee that after certification, the certified company’s product will remain consistently safe. Besides, audited companies are subjected to the audit scrutiny for no more than a week at the most. Many audits take no more than 1 to 3 days.
The astute quality and food safety manager knows that the most important days are those many days before the audit and the many days that follow. This is not referring to the days of immediate preparation for the audit either. The many days in focus are the days of running the day to day operations. Food recalls rarely coincide with the audit days. The greatest challenges in the assurance of food quality and safety are predominantly posed by factors and/or parties outside of the audit process. I invite you share your thoughts as well.
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