Jump to content

  • Quick Navigation
Photo

Woolworths Quality Assurance (WQA) Standard - Australia

Share this

  • You cannot start a new topic
  • Please log in to reply
8 replies to this topic

GMO

    Grade - FIFSQN

  • IFSQN Fellow
  • 2,791 posts
  • 721 thanks
225
Excellent

  • United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

Posted 27 August 2013 - 12:17 PM

Well this is a new one for me...

 

Anyone got any experience of certification to WQA standard?  Top tips?



Guest_Stam Levenderis_*
  • Guests
  • thanks

Posted 28 August 2013 - 12:23 AM

Hi GMO,

 

We have many clients supplying to WW under WQA certification and much experience with this standard.

 

Happy to communicate and assist with standards requirements.

Some more background information will be helpful.

 

Regards,

Stam


Edited by Stam Levenderis, 09 September 2013 - 09:48 AM.


Geethanjali Puppala

    Grade - AIFSQN

  • IFSQN Associate
  • 37 posts
  • 10 thanks
1
Neutral

  • India
    India
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Bangalore, India

Posted 28 August 2013 - 09:23 AM

Hi GMO,
I am consultant for WQA - Cookies and Biscuits manufacturer.

Regards,
Geetha



Wizzer1955

    Grade - Active

  • IFSQN Active
  • 2 posts
  • 1 thanks
0
Neutral

  • Australia
    Australia

Posted 28 August 2013 - 10:17 PM

You can download all of the required information from the Woolworths Website - Woolworths Quality Assurance Standard Version 8

http://www.wowlink.c...Compliance/WQA/

 

You can apply for exemptions from certain requirements but dont hold your breath. If you hold BRC or another GFSI program you should not have too many problems



Charles.C

    Grade - FIFSQN

  • IFSQN Moderator
  • 20,542 posts
  • 5662 thanks
1,544
Excellent

  • Earth
    Earth
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:SF
    TV
    Movies

Posted 29 August 2013 - 02:30 AM

You can download all of the required information from the Woolworths Website - Woolworths Quality Assurance Standard Version 8

http://www.wowlink.c...Compliance/WQA/

 

You can apply for exemptions from certain requirements but dont hold your breath. If you hold BRC or another GFSI program you should not have too many problems

 

Dear Wizzer,

 

Thanks for yr post. Did you experience any particular problems yourself ?

 

Rgds / Charles.C


Kind Regards,

 

Charles.C


Wizzer1955

    Grade - Active

  • IFSQN Active
  • 2 posts
  • 1 thanks
0
Neutral

  • Australia
    Australia

Posted 29 August 2013 - 06:21 AM

Mainly around the retention of samples if manufacturing house branded products and the requirements of on-going testing of those samples. The audit frequency of every 6 months even though we maintain 6 sites with BRC "A", ISO9001;2008, Australian Quarantine Inspection Service approval. Management Review Quarterly is an issue that need discussion with them also. Also we do not supply them High Risk/High Care products so that adds another dimension to the requirements.

If you addtress the issues and expectations of your current programs you should have little issue. But the auditor is required to be trained and calibrated by Woolworths. A number of Australian CB's have had to undergo this at their own cost as nothing is free with Woolworths.



Thanked by 1 Member:

Simon

    IFSQN...it's My Life

  • IFSQN Admin
  • 12,826 posts
  • 1363 thanks
880
Excellent

  • United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Manchester
  • Interests:Married to Michelle, Father of three boys (Oliver, Jacob and Louis). I enjoy cycling, walking and travelling, watching sport, especially football and Manchester United. Oh and I love food and beer and wine.

Posted 29 August 2013 - 06:51 AM

Hi GMO,
I am consultant for WQA - Cookies and Biscuits manufacturer.

Regards,
Geetha

 

Hi Geetha,

 

Then please help the original poster with some top tips as per her question.

 

Regards,

Simon


Get FREE bitesize education with IFSQN webinar recordings.
 
Download this handy excel for desktop access to over 180 Food Safety Friday's webinar recordings.
https://www.ifsqn.com/fsf/Free%20Food%20Safety%20Videos.xlsx

 
Check out IFSQN’s extensive library of FREE food safety videos
https://www.ifsqn.com/food_safety_videos.html


Julz

    Grade - AIFSQN

  • IFSQN Associate
  • 38 posts
  • 5 thanks
0
Neutral

  • Australia
    Australia

Posted 29 August 2013 - 07:04 AM

Hi GMO,

One thing that you must make sure you have before the WQA audit is a WW approved specification and that it matches the one they have on file.  Do this before each audit.  Your WW category manager will help you with this.

Julie



TEJUSAN

    Grade - MIFSQN

  • IFSQN Member
  • 64 posts
  • 13 thanks
2
Neutral

  • Kenya
    Kenya
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Kenya
  • Interests:Inspection.

Posted 25 September 2013 - 07:35 AM

Hello all,

Our production facility is going to have the WQA audit next week. Further information on their mode of audit and the requirement would be highly appreciated. We have already certified against BRC and ISO 22000:2005 standards,

 

Regards,

KPS





Share this

0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users