Forward the audit report to the Food Authority within fifteen days of the conduct of food safety audit Maintain confidentiality in respect of commercial-in-confidence materials, which may include process and product formulation information, food safety programme information and audit outcomes

Conduct pre-commissioning inspection of newly established food business unit, as and when directed by the Food Authority Verify the compliance by the Food Business Operator of the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder

Conduct food safety audit of Food Business Operator The auditor shall perform the following duties, namely,. The deficiencies or non-conformities observed by the auditing agency shall be recorded clearly and concisely, pointing out the regulatory requirements that are being contravened.ĭuring the audit process, the auditing agency shall verify the compliance not only with the food safety measures, but also with the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulation made thereunder, except those which require specific sampling and laboratory analysis of the products and also verify relevant documents relating to laboratory reports maintained by the Food Business Operator. This Food Safety and Standards (Food Safety Auditing) Regulations, 2018 includes the Procedure for recognition of Auditing Agencies, Procedure for Renewal/ Cancellation/Suspension of recognition, Terms and conditions of recognition, auditing procedure, Duties of auditors, Audit reporting and audit monitoring system.Īn audit examination shall include collection of objective evidence and recording of audit observations collected or made through interviews, examination of documents and activities. While emphasizing on self-compliance by the food businesses, to address the need to monitor such compliance, FSSAI is envisaging introducing Audit of the food companies by FSSAI Recognized Auditing Agencies. Inspecting and auditing food businesses is a humongous task, hence in order to cultivate and foster the growth of compliance culture FSSAI is enabling compliance through Auditing Agencies. Roles and Responsibilities of Food Safety Auditor

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