Third-Party Audits

Mérieux NutriScience Certification offers gap assessment audits to help a site learn about the auditing process. The gap assessment can be conducted against any audit that is currently offered and will help the audited site understand the audit process. It is a good practice tool to prepare for the actual audit. The gap assessment does not include consultation or assistance with managing corrective actions.

The Good Manufacturing and Food Safety Systems audit is a comprehensive audit tool that includes a combination of program review, record review, and physical inspection of the facility. The audit can be used to meet customers’ needs and is based upon regulations and industry best practices.

The Distribution Center Food Safety audit tool has been specifically designed to meet the needs of organizations that specialize in the storage and distribution of food and packaging materials. The audit includes a review of food safety-related programs, physical inspection of the premises and equipment, and observation of good distribution practices.

The Gluten-Free Verification Audit has been designed to ensure that a site has implemented proper programs and procedures to support Gluten-Free label claims. The audit can be used to verify compliance and help provide assurance that the gluten-free labeling claims are being met.

The Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Systems audit has been specifically designed to ensure good manufacturing practices and pre-requisite programs are fully implemented throughout the facility. The audit is designed with a focus physical observations and the auditor will spend approximately 80% of the audit inspecting the facility, equipment, and observing employee practices. This audit can also be customized to include sanitation and multiple production shifts.

The identity-preserved verification audits have been designed to focus on the implementation of programs and procedures that are used to ensure the identity-preserved status of finished product. This audit can be used as a tool to verify that you are following the procedures necessary to support identity-preserved label claims.

The Mérieux NutriSciences Certification audit management team can help develop a customized audit program to meet your individual needs. Many sites have chosen to use our audit team to conduct customized audits that target key pain points that an organization may have. The audits can be customized to focus on key areas or compliance to product specification requirements. Many organizations will use a customized audit program for their high-risk suppliers.

Mérieux NutriSciences Certification offers animal welfare audits for poultry and red meat growing and harvesting facilities. Our animal welfare auditors are trained and certified by PAACO (Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization) and have experience in the primary production food sector category.