HACCP Certification

Codex HACCP is the world's most recognised food safety benchmark. HACCP certification with Food Safety Plus  demonstrates your commitment to producing or trading in safe food.

 
Enhance your reputation

Demonstrate your commitment to food safety through HACCP certification and transform your Brand. HACCP certification provides recognition that you have implemented a system of food safety hazard controls based on the principles outlined in Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System (HACCP) and Guidelines for its Application, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Experts at the Ready - Food Safety Plus

We provide HACCP certification and food safety auditing services in a positive, engaging approach and seek to build long term professional relations with our clients. Our services are based on a practical and helpful approach that supports increased confidence in the performance of your food safety practices.

Benefits of Food Safety Plus HACCP Certification

Food Safety Plus HACCP Certification offers a user-friendly framework with clear and concise requirements to give your food business a method to manage food safety risks.

Certification to this standard demonstrates your commitment to a preventive hazard and risk-based food safety management system with the added benefits of:

  • Recognition for implementation of a food safety management system based on the globally recognised HACCP benchmark
  • Regulatory compliance to local food safety legislation
  • Providing a systematic methodology to effectively identify and manage food safety risks
  • Improved employee engagement through increased awareness of food risks and promotion of safety
  • Showing your commitment to food safety, providing confidence to your customers


What is a HACCP Program?

The primary purpose of a HACCP program is to safeguard consumer health and to protect your business and in most instances is built around 3 components, which are described in simple terms below:

The first part describes:
  • A description of your business
  • A food safety policy outlining your commitment to providing safe products
  • Purpose and scope of the programme - products, processes and location
  • The names and roles of the staff who are responsible for food safety - organisation chart and position descriptions
  • A process to manage procedures and record
The second part describes:
  • Your food handling activities such as food receipt, processing and transport and delivery
  • What can go wrong and cause injury (biological, chemical and foreign object food safety hazards)
  • How you will prevent or manage the hazards
  • What checks and balances you will undertake
  • What records you will keep
 The third part describes those activities essential for good hygiene practices. These include:
  • Cleaning and sanitising
  • Development of employee skills and knowledge
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Equipment calibration
  • Identification of ingredients, materials and products
  • Isolation / quarantine of those items which do not meet requirements
  • Pest Management
  • Product testing eg nutrition information, microbiological testing (if required)
  • Recall process
  • Security of the workplace, ie controlling visitors and contractors
  • Shelf life validation
  • Staff hygiene
  • Waste control
In other words, your HACCP program should document clearly the procedures and practices what you do.


Journey to HACCP Certification

 
Step 1. Initial Contact and Obligation Free Quotation

Please feel welcome to contact us so that we can gain a good understanding of your business. Once we understand your needs, we will provide you with an obligation free quotation that provides comprehensive information you need about the audit and what will be required from you.

On acceptance of our quotation we will arrange a mutually convenient time to visit your premises.

Step 2. The HACCP audit

The onsite audit is carried out to determine whether your food safety program complies with the Food Act and the “Codex Alimentarius Guidelines for the Application of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System”. The length of time that it takes to carry out the audit will depend on the size of your organisation. We will work with you to minimise inconvenience at your business.

We commence with an ‘entry interview’. At the entry interview, you have the opportunity to provide the auditor with an overview of your business.

We will review your written food safety / HACCP program. This step gives you the opportunity to demonstrate that all required documentation has been prepared, is controlled where necessary, and is monitored and updated as required. You can either send your documentation to our office for review or it can be done on site during the first annual audit. Following this review, we will provide a report highlighting any deficiencies as well as any opportunities for improvement (if noted).

During the audit, the auditor will review:

  • The facilities, resources and equipment where you prepare food
  • Your records
  • Your food hygiene and handling practices
  • How you manage allergens in the premises
  • Product labelling, if applicable

We conclude the audit with an exit interview where the auditor will present the findings and outcomes to your team. You will receive an Audit Report that details any areas of non-conformity which you can work to address within an agreed time frame.

Step 3. Ongoing Audits

Depending on your business and product risk, and audit is carried out every 6-12 months in the same manner as Step 2. This is necessary to demonstrate that your food safety program continues to comply with the HACCP Certification Standard.

Issuing Certificates

After your first audit, if approved, Food Safety Plus will inform you in writing that you have been successful and issue your HACCP Certificate. Your organisation will then be granted the use of the Food Safety Plus HACCP Certification Mark on stationery and marketing material.

Industries we serve

We conduct HACCP Certification across multiple industries including:

  1. Cereal processing
  2. Frozen food production
  3. Primary production
  4. Snack food manufacturing
  5. Transport and logistics
  6. Wholesale distribution
  7. Food Manufacturing


Start your journey with us, today

Founded in 2007, Food Safety Plus has becoming a leading food safety knowledge and certification provider. With over 4000 customer interactions, we provide risk management, accredited training and certification solutions. Our team of food safety professional will work with you to achieve your goals in a practical and cost effective approach.

 

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