Site location and layout
An environmental assessment and a plant layout that minimize the risk of product contamination.
Maintenance and calibration
A preventive maintenance plan for facilities and equipment, with calibration of critical measuring equipment.
Pest control
An in-house or contracted pest control programme, with documented periodic inspections.
What an auditor usually asks for
- A location and facility risk assessment
- A preventive maintenance plan with a schedule
- A calibration log for critical equipment
- A pest control programme with documented inspections
How to cover site standards in Kimobox
- 1Manage the preventive maintenance plan with automatic alerts in Kimobox.
- 2Log critical equipment calibration with its due date.
- 3Document pest control inspections as a recurring process.
Maintenance and calibration warn you before they lapse, not after they've already failed.
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.
- BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety BRCGS · Current issue
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs EUR-Lex · 29 April 2004
- Global Food Safety Initiative GFSI · Recognised schemes