Templates and records · GMP+

GMP+ internal audit and system verification

Checking, at least once a year, that the feed safety system is applied as written and that HACCP is still working.

In one sentence

The GMP+ internal audit and verification checks through a planned programme that all the requirements of the applicable B document and of feed HACCP are met — hazard analysis, monitoring, suppliers, carry-over, transport, traceability — and that the results are analysed for improvement, as GMP+ B1 requires within system verification.

Content reviewed on 17 October 2026

Type of information: Mandatory record Record required by GMP+ B1 (system verification and improvement)
Who fills it in: Trained internal auditor In-house staff independent of the area, or an external auditor
When: At least once a year More often for processes with findings or changes
How long it is kept: As set by the scheme and the law Regulation (EC) 183/2005 requires records that allow traceability, and the GMP+ documents set minimum retention periods: check them in the current version of the B document that applies to you.

What the standard requires

What GMP+ demands and what it leaves to your judgement

GMP+ requires the feed safety system to be audited internally in a planned way, with a scope covering all the requirements of the applicable B document, and HACCP to be verified: that controls work, that monitoring is carried out and that the hazard analysis is up to date.

Auditors must be competent and independent of what they audit. Findings are recorded, handled as nonconformities and feed into management's review of the system.

The frequency is set by the scheme or the company; what certification auditors expect is full coverage at least once a year.

Read it in context: Testing and monitoring, in the GMP+ Academy

Structure

Fields the template should include

Programme: scope, B documents and dates
Auditor and independence
Requirements audited and evidence
Findings and classification
HACCP verification: controls, monitoring, analysis
Corrective actions with owner and deadline
Conclusion and input to management review

Example

Example: annual internal audit at a fictitious feed mill

Company, people and figures are fictitious: the example only shows what a properly completed record looks like.

Field	Content
Scope	Full GMP+ B1 · production and trade
Auditor	Contracted external auditor · 10 and 11 September 2026
HACCP verification	Monitoring plan 97% complete · carry-over measured on all 3 lines
Finding 1	Two hauliers without a valid certificate on file · nonconformity
Finding 2	July retained samples without a batch label · nonconformity
Actions	Hauliers blocked until renewal · labelling at sampling · deadline October
Review	Results presented at the October management review

At the audit

Mistakes auditors commonly flag

A scope that leaves out activities such as transport or trade.
The audit carried out by whoever manages the system.
No specific verification of HACCP.
Findings with no action and no deadline.
The audit never reaches management review.

In Kimobox

How this record is kept in Kimobox

1The audit programme is planned with its auditor and date.
2The GMP+ checklist is completed on the platform with evidence attached.
3Each finding becomes an action with an owner and a deadline, with a warning if it slips.
4The results flow into the pre-generated management review report.

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before getting started

How often must internal audits take place under GMP+?

At the frequency set by the scheme or the company; certification auditors expect the whole system to be audited at least once a year.

What is verified in HACCP?

That the hazard analysis is up to date, that CCPs and controls are applied, that the monitoring plan is carried out and that out-of-limit results have been dealt with.

Can in-house staff carry out the audit?

Yes, if they are competent and do not audit their own work. In small companies it is common to contract an external auditor.

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Sources

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.

GMP+ Feed Certification scheme, Feed Safety Assurance module (GMP+ B1, B3, B4 and BA documents) GMP+ International · Documents in force
Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene EUR-Lex · 12 January 2005