Food Safety And Compliance Programs Consulting

HACCP, SFCR-PCP, FSMA-HARPC, GFSI – BRCGS, SQF, FSSC 22000, IFS

Kosher, Halal, Organic, Gluten Free, Vegan, Plant Based Foods etc.

Virtual Service Available With Live Foods Safety Coach

HACCP and GFSI standards (BRCGS, SQF, FSSC 22000, IFS)

Clients often come to us and ask as to which food safety and quality standard to choose and which would work best for them. Most of the time, they are requested to do so by their customers or to meet regulatory requirements and often get lost in various terms such as HACCP, HARPC, GFSI, BRCGS, SQF.

The first thing we do is to help the client find the best solution based on the type of food, size of the facility, number of employees and type of customers they have.

We provide services in:

Writing, development, and implementation of programs
Training of employees in various programs
Design and development of HACCP Plans and Food Quality Plans
Designing and development of food safety and quality culture plans
Supplier and service program development
VACCP – Vulnerability assessment for food fraud
TACCP – Threat assessment for food defense
EMP – Environmental monitoring program
Dealing with crisis such as COVID-19 outbreak, pathogens such as Listeria, Salmonella etc.

Building Design or Modification

As it says, “LOCATION, LOCATION AND LOCATION” is an important decision a business can make. Whereas, in food industry, location and design of the building are important to meet the regulatory and food safety & quality program requirements.

We have helped client designing building from 1500 sq. ft. to more than 200,000 sq. ft. in size.

Our expertise lies in utilizing space wisely to meet clients needs as well as regulatory and food safety & quality program requirements.

We help food handling business in:

Choosing the location of a business
Choosing the type of building
Designing of linear process flow
Location of equipment and racks
Location of drains, lighting, ventilation, hand wash stations
Designing of employee areas (lunchroom, washrooms, change rooms)
Creation and separation of rooms or area to meet specific requirements such as Gluten free products
Choosing correct construction materials

Product Identity Certification Program

KOSHER, HALAL, ORGANIC, VEGAN, PLANT BASED, GLUTEN FREE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (GFCP)

The best way to attract specific consumer groups to increase sales is to get product identity certification.

The first thing we do, is to help client find the best solution which is suitable for the type of food, and consumers they have.

We can help you certify your products by:

Educating you on various types of product certifications and their requirement
Help you decide as to which product certification and company to choose
Registration with product certification companies
Preparation and handling of product certification inspection or audit
Completion and maintenance of product certification

Audit Preparedness and Achieving Certification

One of the most important question is ask by the client over and over is that what about my audit?

We help client by:

Choosing a certification body and qualified auditor
Scheduling audit with certification body
Prepare and plan client site to achieve maximum score or rating (in terms of building, equipment, food safety and quality program implementations)
Review client readiness for certification audit
Train client staff in handling of audit activities such as plant inspection, mock recall, and traceability exercises, organizing and delivery of documents and records when asked by the audit
Train client staff in handling of non-conformities during an audit
Assist client in completion of corrective actions including root cause analysis
Represent client during an audit (when requested)

We also help client prepare for customer-specific audit or addendum such as Costco, McDonald’s, Kraft Heinz, etc.

Supplier Management Program

One of the most important requirements for HACCP and GFSI programs is materials and supplier’s management.

If you are struggling to manage your suppliers, we can help you in various ways such as:

Supplier Approval

Sending a supplier approval package to all your suppliers
Review supplier documents to meet your supplier approval program in terms of HACCP and GFSI or company specific.
Review products or materials documents to company specifications
Verify the authenticity of supplier’s food safety programs and product identity certifications
Help supplier in understanding your requirements and provide them assistance if needed

Supplier Audits – See auditing section for more details

When a company (manufacturer/restaurant/retail) would like to purchase food products from the supplier; however, they are not sure of supplier’s food safety and quality programs to qualify them as an approved supplier, a supplier audit is requested.

We help companies by performing supplier audits against their specific food safety and quality programs. The supplier audit involves facility inspection, employee interview, challenge exercise for mock recall and traceability, review of documents, SOPs, and records etc.

FSMA - Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance

If you are a US food manufacturer or importer or exporter, you are required to comply with FSMA and needs to implement HARPC (Hazard Analysis Risk Based Preventive Control) program in your plant.

We can help you:

Training of employee in the HARPC requirements
Writing, implementation, and development of HARPC program
Prepare and plan client site for HARPC audit or inspection
Train client staff in handling of audit activities such as plant inspection, organizing and delivery of documents and records when asked by the audit
Assist client in completion of corrective actions including root cause analysis

SFCR - Safe Food For Canadian Regulations

If you are a Canadian food manufacturer or importer or exporter, you are required to comply with SFCA and needs to implement PCP (Preventive Control Plan) program in your plant.

We can help you:

Training of employee in the PCP requirements
Writing, implementation, and development of HARPC program
Prepare and plan client site for PCP audit or inspection
Train client staff in handling of audit activities such as plant inspection, organizing and delivery of documents and records when asked by the audit
Assist client in completion of corrective actions including root cause analysis

FSVP - Foreign Supplier Verification Program

Are you are an importer and need help in implementing FSVP to ensure that your suppliers are producing food under the same level of food safety programs as your country food safety programs requirements and that food is not adulterated and misbranded in terms of food safety and product authenticity.

Both US and Canadian Importer required to implement FSVP.

We can help you by:

Hazard analysis for imported foods
Evaluation of the food and the foreign supplier
Verify the authenticity of supplier’s food safety programs and product certifications
Performing a risk assessment in terms of HARPC or PCP
Identification of preventive controls or control points
Establishing monitoring, corrective actions and verification procedures for preventive controls or control points

Expert Food Safety and Certification

Ensure compliance with HACCP, GFSI, and certifications like Kosher, Halal, and Organic. Our consulting, auditing, training, and labeling services help protect your brand, streamline certification, and create appealing, compliant labels.

Who We Are "FSCA"?

The “FSCA” serves food supply chain clients in becoming a prestigious brand in the

competitive market with HACCP or GFSI Standards and Product Identity Standard

Certification. We serve our clients with  auditing services to verify their existing system

for continuous improvement as well as upgrade to GFSI standards; training services to

educate production staff to senior management and labeling services to help them

increase revenue by designing a label that meets target consumer market as well

regulatory requirements.

CONSULTING

Be a prestigious brand in the competitive market with HACCP or GFSI standards Certification and product identity certification such as Kosher, Halal, Organic, Gluten-Free etc.

AUDITING

Save yourself from costly HACCP or GFSI certification audit fees and poor audit rating with HACCP or GFSI certification audit readiness checks.

TRAINING

Be confident and at peace knowing that your staff are continuously producing safe, legal, authentic, and quality food products continuously by educating and training them in the food safety and quality programs.