Food safety and quality management system

Document control

A manual, procedures and specifications under version control, with approval and controlled distribution.

Traceability

A batch traceability test at least once a year, against a response-time target the company defines.

Supplier and raw material management

Approval of raw material and packaging suppliers based on their food safety risk.

What an auditor usually asks for

• Document control with versions and approval
• An annual traceability test with logged response time
• An approved supplier list for raw materials and packaging
• Up-to-date product and raw material specifications

How to cover the management system in Kimobox

1. 1Manage the system's document control with versions and approval in Kimobox.
2. 2Run and log the annual traceability test from the quality certificates module.
3. 3Onboard and evaluate raw material suppliers from the supplier portal.

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

1. BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety BRCGS · Current issue
2. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs EUR-Lex · 29 April 2004
3. Global Food Safety Initiative GFSI · Recognised schemes