Auditing: GMPs

Your Tool for Quality Improvement

GMP/Food Safety Audit

Knowing where your in-plant deficiencies lie is the first step in enhancing your food safety and quality programs. Without this all-important knowledge, the integrity of your product and, ultimately, your brand may be at risk.

Through on-site assessments and detailed reports, our GMP/ Food Safety Systems audit provides you with objective data to improve your food safety and quality systems. Developed specifically for processors, our detailed audit encompasses the following areas:

Food Safety Systems
Quality Systems
Grounds, Building and Equipment
Pest Control
Employee Practices
Receiving, Storage and Shipping
Plant sanitation
Processing
Food Defense

To schedule an audit or develop a program for multiple facilities contact:
In the US: Ms. Tessa Pritts, Auditing Account Specialist
In Canada: Mr. Greg Forster, Senior Account Manager
In Europe: Mr. Ulrich Singer, Technical Services Manager, Europe
In Australia: Mr. Mike Wallace, Certification Manager

Educational/First Time Audit

Silliker Salutes "Audit Platinum Award" Recipients

GMP/Food Safety Audit

Distribution Center Audit

HACCP Verification Audit

Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program

Animal Welfare Audit

FPA-Safe Audit

Good Laboratory Practices Audit

Quality Systems Audit

Vendor Certification Program

Hotel and Catering

Electronic Report Management

Success in Preparation

Independent audits can be extremely stressful on both management and line workers. To help our clients better prepare for their first GMP/ FS Silliker audit, we offer several professional services, including an Education Audit and Expectation Manual. These tools provide you with valuable insights to assiduously prepare for your initial audit. Click here to request a copy of your Silliker Auditing "GMP Requirements for Food Processing" manual.

The Silliker Quality Systems Audit provides an expanded review of a food plant's programs and procedures regarding quality systems.

If your plants are not quite ready for a GMP Audit and you want to improve your GMP programs, check out our education courses to learn how to develop, implement and maintain effective quality programs that are prerequisites to an effective HACCP program.

For plant workers, Silliker offers the "GMP Basics" educational video series and workbook. For more information, see our GMP Videos.

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Real-Time Information

24/7/365 access to information is crucial in business today. Through Silliker-eSTAR.com, our secure test / auditing results website, you can access your confidential auditing data at the plant or on the road. With Silliker-eSTAR.com, you can retrieve data through a variety of options and compare weeks or months of data from multiple lines, plants, or suppliers. This powerful data management allows you to resolve critical issues and make informed decisions about your product.

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Educational/First Time Audit
For customers getting ready for a GMP audit, we offer an educational/first-time audit to help them pinpoint areas of needed improvement prior to a contractually agreed inspection. Using our fair, but tough, grading standards, the confidential results provide companies with valuable insights in preparation for their initial assessment.

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