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Auditing Food Safety Activities And Processes - programme

Day One

09.15   Introductions and aims of training

Auditing and enforcement - an overview (Module 1)

  • Auditing and inspection
  • Codes of Practice
  • Systems knowledge and auditing skills  
  • Home and primary authorities
  • Investigations
  • Due diligence
  • Example food safety management systems

Group work 1 – Food safety & hygiene – what the management of any food or drinks company should get right

11.00 - 11.15   Refreshments

Group work 1 feedback

Auditing processes- an overview (Module 2)

  • Preparation
  • Checklists
  • Conducting an audit
  • Reporting an audit
  • Corrective action
  • Revisit / follow-up

13.00 - 14.00   Lunch

Preparation (Module 3)

  • Having documentation
  • Not having documentation
  • Understanding the premises, products and service
  • High risk elements

Individual exercise 1 – Case study - Audit preparation with premises & products as the basis of the audit – checklist points & questions

15.00 - 15.15   Refreshments

Individual exercise 1 continued & feedback

Conducting an audit (Module 4)

  • Food safety / hygiene issues – looking & systems
  • Making a judgment – one off? / systematic problem?
  • Proceeding with serious offences

17.00   End of day one

Day Two

09.30   Review of day one

Group work 2 – Case study - Identifying compliance, non-compliance & poor practices – Infrastructure, competence & management

11.00 - 11.15   Break

Group work 2 feedback

Group work 3 - Case study - Identifying compliance, non-compliance & poor practices – Practices & procedures

13.00 - 14.00   Lunch

Group work 3 feedback

Reporting an audit

  • Linking non-compliance to management
  • Faith in management
  • Corrective action

15.15 – 15.30   Break

Group work 4 – Case study – reporting the audit

Group work 4 feedback

Revisit / reassess management capability

Course review

17.00   Close