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Module 2 of 5 · GMP+ · Module 2

Purchasing and supplier approval

GMP+ requires approving raw material suppliers based on their risk, prioritizing those certified under GMP+ itself.

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Supplier evaluation

Evaluation criteria based on the type of raw material and its contamination risk.

GMP+-certified suppliers

Prioritizing suppliers certified under GMP+ or other GFSI-recognized schemes.

Purchasing specifications

Technical specifications for every raw material, with acceptable contaminant limits.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • An approved supplier list with risk levels
  • Evidence of GMP+ certification for key suppliers
  • Purchasing specifications with contaminant limits
  • Periodic supplier re-evaluation

How to cover purchasing in Kimobox

  1. 1Onboard and evaluate raw material suppliers from the supplier portal.
  2. 2Log each supplier's GMP+ certification with its expiry date.
  3. 3Document purchasing specifications per raw material.

Each supplier's certification warns you before it lapses, no chasing the certificate by email.

See Kimobox's 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. GMP+ Feed Certification scheme GMP+ International · Current documents
  2. Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 on requirements for feed hygiene EUR-Lex · 12 January 2005
  3. Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in animal feed EUR-Lex · 7 May 2002