Food Safety Maintenance

If developing and implementing a food safety management system requires effort and dedication; maintaining a FSMS is even more challenging. Traditionally, companies assign sufficient resources (i.e. consultants, management, employees) during the implementation process; but once the certification is achieved some resources are depleted leaving the task of maintaining the program to a single person.

FSF Inc. does not intend to manage your FSMS, instead, provide support in regards to changes in regulations and standards, internal audit, verification, etc.

CFIA Recognized Facilities GFSI Facilities OMAFRA Recognized Facilities

CFIA Recognized Facilities

CFIA registered plants (i.e. meat processing, freezer storage, etc.) are exposed to daily inspections and recognition audits; which generates a great deal of effort to handle the verification reports and corrective action request issued by the CFIA.

FSF Inc. serves as bridge between the plant and the CFIA, providing the necessary support to alleviate the maintenance of your food safety management system by conducting the follow activities:

Reassessment of HACCP system
Deal with Corrective Action Requests
Deal with or coordinate the correction of verification reports
Represent the company during the section 4 CFIA audits
Customer inspections and audits
Other food safety and quality issues

GFSI Facilities

According to audit records; most GFSI certified facilities obtain a better score during the initial certification than on the re-certification audit; the main cause is resource reduction. Primarily, all maintenance tasks of the FSMS program are assigned to a single person or the responsible individual is assigned an abundance of other tasks within the organization. This approach jeopardizes the sustainability of your FSMS, compromising your food safety objectives and goals.

FSF Inc. is able to contribute to the maintenance of your FSMS by:

Conducting internal audits
Conducting verification and validation activities
Upgrading your FSM system (i.e. Upgrade to SQF Quality Code)
Updating your FSMS due to changes in your business (i.e. new products, new equipment, new personnel, etc.)

OMAFRA Recognized Facilities

Provincially registered facilities are also inspected and audited by the provincial government. FSF Inc. can assist the operator to deal with inspection and audit reports; in addition to other food safety related issues.

FSF Inc. is able to provide the following services:

Reassessment of the Food Safety Management System
Deal with inspection and audit reports
Represent the company during regulatory and customer audits
Other food safety and quality issues