I'm new here, and new to SQF after being thrust into this new role for our company, and so maybe I've just been reading and digesting way too much to be able to think straight at this point (haha), but I could use some expertise relevant to this thread.
What exactly is meant by "level of risk" and where is that documented/found? Specifically, we had a Desk/Gap Audit performed recently (I think I'm using those terms properly) and were found to be "non-compliant" in Clause "2.4.5.4 - Incoming Goods & Services" and the note we were given says the following...
"There is no reference to the rating of the level of risk."
What exactly does that mean!?! Again, please excuse me if this seems like a rather ridiculous question.
Are we supposed to assign/create a "Risk Level" to EACH AND EVERY Raw Material Specification Sheet and all the Specification Sheets we have for each product we create in-house or is this something else entirely? Could it be as simple as adding a single sentence or two to become compliant perhaps?
What is meant by the statement provided to us so we know what our proper response should be?
Thanks in advance for your time and help!
All The Best,
Jeff
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