Agreed, and one of the big issues is the NSF certs that were supposed to be the end all be all, aren't. The idea was I could show that cert and be done. Now everyone wants to see every bit of my paperwork.
Imagine getting pulled over and the cop asks for your license. You hand it over. Then the cop says "what did you score on your driving test? How many mpg do you average so I can see if you're speeding? How much air is in your tires?" Etc etc etc.
Because that's basically what's happening right now.At some point, I can see just stopping NSF certifications. Companies are going to throw their hands up and say: I may as well be doing AIB again, this is pointless. And honestly AIB did a better and more complete job of actual operations inspections. All NSF does is look at paperwork basically.....
Yes! If you aren't considered a supplier of a high-risk item (either for food safety, fraud, or perhaps foreign import), I don't see why the customer can't be satisfied with the GFSI certificate and the CAR summary.
I think part of the immense paperwork requests from customers stems from the fact they don't want to spend the $$ on travel and such to do an in-person inspection of the supplier facility. With software like TG, SF306, RT, etc., and even advancement in AI, it becomes cheaper to "automate" supplier and food safety audits which...is likely how we're going to end with with another PCA incident.
Honestly, I'd rather visit a supplier in-person than sit at my desk and comb through all their paperwork, because you can get a better picture when you inspect the equipment and people responsible for producing a safe product. I told my current employer that once I get my passport, senior management better budget a few overseas trips for me to thoroughly inspect our foreign suppliers myself. >:D