Sector · food and drink
A living HACCP, prerequisites with same-day records, traceability rebuilt in minutes and supplier paperwork kept current. All on one system, whether you are audited under IFS, BRCGS or FSSC 22000.
The food industry has a legal obligation — HACCP under Regulation (EC) 852/2004 — and on top of it whichever certification its customer demands: IFS Food, BRCGS or FSSC 22000. What is rarely said is that the underlying work for all three is practically the same: living prerequisites, critical point monitoring with daily records, allergen control and traceability that rebuilds quickly. Building that once, properly, is what stops every audit from becoming a project.
Critical control points with their limits, batch monitoring and the corrective action recorded when they drift.
+ infoFrom the finished batch back to the raw material and forward to the customers who received it, in one query.
+ infoTechnical specifications with allergen declarations, certificates and expiry dates watched by the platform.
+ infoCleaning, pest control and maintenance plans with daily records, not a signature at month end.
+ infoHygiene training per worker, with expiry watched and evidence ready for the auditor.
+ infoControl of who enters each zone, which is what the protocols ask for in the food defence chapter.
+ infoWhat it solves
Sector standards
Real examples
Meat processing · IFS Food
Before The cooking monitoring sheet is filled in from memory at the end of the shift. The auditor notices the handwriting and ink are identical all day.
After The operator logs the reading at the machine as it happens, with its real time. A deviation opens the corrective action on its own.
Canning · BRCGS
Before A supplier reformulated an ingredient and nobody revisited the matrix. The product has carried the wrong declaration for months.
After The specification expires and is requested from the supplier. A new version triggers a review of the products that use it.
Ready meals · FSSC 22000
Before Rebuilding a batch traceability means cross-checking delivery notes, production sheets and dispatches by hand.
After The query returns affected raw materials and customers instantly. The mock recall stops costing a day.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, and it is common for anyone selling to continental and British retail. The underlying work — HACCP, prerequisites, traceability, allergens — is shared; what changes is the presentation and a few requirements specific to each protocol.
With batches linked, the query is immediate: from finished product up to raw materials and down to the customers who received it. The time goes on deciding what to do, not hunting delivery notes.
Every reference requires a current specification with its declaration. If a supplier reformulates and uploads a new version, it triggers a review of the products that use it, which is where the chain usually breaks.
HACCP is mandatory from day one under Regulation (EC) 852/2004, whatever the size. What the rule allows is flexibility in how it is documented according to the risk of the activity, and that is configurable.
They are logged like any other monitoring, with a limit and an alert on deviation. If it helps, the daily close can be sealed on a blockchain so the evidence does not rest solely on the company system.
Yes. Typically the ERP owns the batch and the dispatch, and Kimobox consumes that data to hang the quality records and certificates off it.
Yes. The feed safety module shares the structure: HACCP applied to animal nutrition, supplier control, limits on undesirable substances and monitoring plans.
The affected checklists and records are adjusted, not the whole system. IFS, BRCGS and FSSC change every few years and the site regulatory calendar records the dates from which the previous one is no longer audited.
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Sources
References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.
Kimobox is quality software for the food industry that keeps HACCP alive — hazard analysis, critical control points, limits and batch monitoring — alongside prerequisite programmes, allergen control and traceability in both directions.
The same system serves audits under IFS Food, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 and GMP+, because the underlying work all four protocols demand is common and only the presentation changes.
