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PROFFESSORFRINK

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Posted 07 January 2021 - 10:37 AM

Hi there, I was just wondering how far back (in terms of previous audits) can an auditor go to give you a repeat conformance i.e. is it just the last audit or is up to 3 years? 



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Posted 07 January 2021 - 12:19 PM

Hi, 

 

My understanding is it would be the last audit. 

 

Thanks 



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Posted 07 January 2021 - 04:53 PM

An auditor can check NCs from last 3 audits.



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Posted 08 January 2021 - 07:22 PM

hello, last audit: requisite 1.1.12: "Non-conformities identified in previous certification audits must have been fully and effectively rectified and these will be checked during the current audit."

 

best regards,

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Posted 12 January 2021 - 05:03 PM

hello, last audit: requisite 1.1.12: "Non-conformities identified in previous certification audits must have been fully and effectively rectified and these will be checked during the current audit."

 

best regards,

L

I am not sure if the last audit should be the interpretation as it states previous audits.



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Posted 28 January 2021 - 02:21 AM

Only the latest audit NC will be re-checked.



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Posted 15 February 2021 - 09:57 AM

I would like to suggest that the important point seems to have been missed - this should not be about non-conformities but about good food safety practice. If you now have a non-conformity re-occurring the site really needs to ask itself why? What has happened or failed to allow a previously corrected non-conformity to re-occur. If it is really 3 years ago since the non-conformity last occurred, then it implies that good preventive action was put in place to stop recurrence but this is no longer being effective?

The site should revisit the root cause analysis and look at its preventive action.



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Posted 15 February 2021 - 08:06 PM

IDK exactly but as a previous SQF Auditor I would sometimes go upwards of a year, especially it red flags or rabbit holes kept on coming up.


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