Transcript SUPPLIER QUALITY EVALUATION

INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES
OF INSPECTING / AUDITING FOOD
PLANTS
Presented by
INSPECTING/AUDITING
AND IQS
Values/Skills/
Knowledge
Creation
IQS
How well we are
doing
Inspections/Audits
Performance
Indicators
Education/Training
Plant Culture
Quality Policies
Prerequisite
Programs
INSPECTION & AUDIT
DEFINED
• Inspection: Evaluating a brief/given
moment in time
• Audit: Historical perspective of
program conformance
JUSTIFICATION
• Why Inspect & Audit a Food Plant?
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Legal
Moral
Market
Economic & Financial
JUSTIFICATION
• Legal
– U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 1938
• Section 402(a)(3)
– A food shall be deemed to be adulterated if it
consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid,
or decomposed substances, or if it is otherwise
unfit for food.
• Section 402(a)(4)
– A food shall be deemed adulterated if it has
been prepared, packed, or held under
unsanitary conditions whereby it may have
become contaminated, or whereby it may have
been rendered injurious to health.
JUSTIFICATION
• Legal (cont)
– Preamble to GMPs
• Management shall take all reasonable
measures and precautions
– Regulated HACCP (U.S., Europe, other)
– Plant Security
– ISO/IQS
JUSTIFICATION
• Moral Obligation
– Protect health of customers
• Market Expectation
– Satisfy customers’ expectations
• Value perceived for price paid
JUSTIFICATION
• Economic/Financial
– External
• Customer Retention
• Brand Protection
• Recalls
– Internal
• Process Improvements/Efficiencies
– Raw materials
– Waste
– Non-conforming products
– Finished product
• Break Even Point
• Return on investment
PURPOSE OF INSPECTING &
AUDITING
Factual information for
management decisions
Assess areas of known
risk to the organization
Determine effectiveness
of the organizational
goals
Assess resource
requirements
Provide positive and
negative feedback
Satisfy regulatory,
customer, and precontract requirements
Identify opportunities for
improvement and
corrective action projects
Evaluate compatibility of
departmental goals,
objectives, and quality
policy statements
Confirm conformance to
procedures and work
instructions
Stay in touch with the
organizational changes