GFSI (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000) Certification Consulting
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized standards, including SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, IFS, CanadaGAP, GlobalGAP are the world’s leading food safety and quality management systems that enables suppliers to assure their customers that food has been produced, prepared and handled according to the global highest possible standards.
We provide the following services to help food business get certified under any of the GFSI recognized food safety certification standards, including Food Manufacturing, Manufacture of Food Packaging, and Storage & Distribution:
1. Gap Assessment & Pre-Assessment Audit
- Perform a comprehensive gap analysis and pre-assessment (pre-audit or mock audit) of your existing food safety management system against any one of the GFSI-recognized schemes to help identify areas for improvement and prepare your business for SQF, BRC, or FSSC 22000 certification
2. Food Safety System Development & Implementation
- Develop a new food safety management system or update your existing program to meet your selected selected GFSI-recognized standard (e.g., SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000) requirements, including systems for food, packaging materials, or storage and distribution.
- Work closely with your food safety team throughout development and implementation until your business obtains certification.
3. Employee Training
- Provide employees with necessary training to support the food safety program implementation.
- Ensure all employees have sufficient understand of the tasks they are responsible for
4. Internal Audit
- Conduct comprehensive internal audits
- Verify implementation of documented programs
- Identify non-conformities and opportunities for improvement
- Follow up with non-conformity and verify completion of corrective and preventive actions
5. Certification Audit Support
- Audit preparation
- On-site audit support
- Assistance during certification auits
- Support with root cause analysis for non-conformances identified during a third-party audits
- Development of corrective actions and preventive measures for continuous improvement
6. Ongoing QA Support & Food Safety Program Maintenance
- Food safety management system maintenance
- Ongoing programs review and updates
- HACCP system reassessment
- Internal audit and verification activities
- Validation and verification support
- Employees refresher training
- Support for food safety re-certification auditsFood safety
Why Choose UFSG?
Our experienced food safety consultants have assisted food manufacturers, packaging manufacturers, warehouses, and distributors in successfully achieving and maintaining GFSI-recognized certification.
We provide practical, hands-on consulting tailored to your business, helping you build an effective food safety management system while reducing implementation time, minimizing audit findings, and supporting continual improvement.
Ready to Achieve GFSI Certification?
Whether you are pursuing certification for the first time or preparing for re-certification, UFSG can help you successfully develop, implement, maintain, and improve your food safety management system.
Contact us today to discuss how our GFSI certification consulting services can help your organization achieve and maintain SQF, BRCGS, or FSSC 22000 certification.
