In this course we'll be talking about AUDIT which is a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence, and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.

 Food safety audits provide evidence that food is manufactured in a safe environment and help determine if hazards are properly identified and controlled or eliminated.

Food safety audits evaluate conformance to different audit criteria such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), industry specific standards and guidelines, food safety management system standards, customer specific requirements. 

 food safety audits can be used to select suppliers, gain certification or recognition, or to monitor internal conformance with policies and procedures