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QAR230 Supplier Approval Questionnaire & Packhouse Audit
Alex Hucklesby

QAR230 Supplier Approval Questionnaire & Packhouse Audit

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Title Page

  • Document No. QAR230

  • Audit Title QAR230 Suncrop SAQ & Packhouse Audit

  • Supplier Name

  • Site Name

  • Site Location

  • Conducted on

  • Conducted By

  • Other People Present

  • Products Supplied to Suncrop

  • Scope of Operation for Suncrop

    • Field Packing
    • Product Washing
    • Grading
    • Filling Punnets
    • Flow Wrapping - Clear Film
    • Flow Wrapping - Pre-Printed Film
    • Shrink Wrapping
    • Check Weighing
    • E-Weight Packing
    • Labelling

  • Suncrop Site Code

1 External Observations

  • 1.1 Location

    • Rural
    • Urban
    • Industrial
    • Other

  • 1.2 Perimeter

  • Describe site perimeter e.g. Open, ditch, hedge, fence, barbed wire, walled etc

  • 1.3 Access

  • Describe site access e.g. Open, Barrier, Gatehouse, Gated, etc.

  • 1.4 Yard Condition

  • Describe type and condition of surface

  • 1.5 Loading Area

  • Describe the loading/unloading facilities

    • Sealed Bay
    • Ramp
    • Roller Door
    • Plastic Strips
    • Open Bay
    • Ground Level

  • 1.6 Housekeeping

  • 1.7 Pest Control - Bait Stations/Traps

  • 1.8 Pest Proofing

  • 1.9 Tray/Crate Storage

  • 1.10 Walls - Construction & Condition

  • 1.11 Roof - Construction & Condition

  • 1.12 Fire Exits - Clear & Unlocked

  • 1.13 Vegetation - Well Maintained

  • 1.14 Drainage

  • 1.15 Smoking Area - Designated & Tidy?

  • 1.16 Bunding - Fuel & Chemical Storage

  • 1.17 Effluent Control

  • 1.18 Waste Management - Segregation & Storage

2 Staff Facilities

  • 2.1 Canteen

  • 2.2 Food Storage

  • 2.3 Changing Areas

  • 2.4 Lockers

  • 2.5 Toilets

  • 2.6 Hand Wash

  • 2.7 Soap - Unscented & Liquid?

  • 2.8 Hot Water

  • 2.9 Hand Drying - Type & Capacity

  • 2.10 Handwash Signage - Language & Location

  • 2.11 Housekeeping

  • 2.12 Glass Control - Staff Facilities

3 Internal Observations

  • 3.1 Ceiling - Construction & Condition

  • 3.2 Walls - Construction & Condition

  • 3.3 Floor - Construction & Condition

  • 3.4 Windows - Closed, Netted, Protection?

  • 3.5 Doors - Closed, Plastic Strips, Fast Acting, Netted?

  • 3.6 Lighting - Sufficient, Natural/Artificial

  • 3.7 Light Protection

  • 3.8 Temperature Control

  • 3.9 Housekeeping

  • 3.10 Pest Proofing

  • 3.11 EFK's/Insectocuters - Sufficient/Location?

  • 3.12 Bait Stations - Type, Quantity, Numbered, Fixed?

  • 3.13 Work Surfaces - Material & Condition

  • 3.14 Signage - Eating, Smoking, PPE etc

  • 3.15 Internal Drainage - Sufficient for wet processes?

4 Product Storage

  • 4.1 Capacity - Sufficient

  • 4.2 Fabric - Materials & Condition

  • 4.3 Housekeeping

  • 4.4 Temperature Records - Target? How Measured & Recorded?

  • 4.5 Light Covers

5 Packaging Storage

  • 5.1 Fabric

  • 5.2 Pest Proofing - Potential for ingress?

  • 5.3 Pest Control - Within Scope?

  • 5.4 Light Covers

  • 5.5 Storage - Away from walls, off floor etc.

  • 5.6 Housekeeping

6 Chemicals

  • 6.1 Forklifts - Type of fuel?

  • 6.2 Chlorine - Concentration?

  • 6.3 Chlorine Monitoring - Method & Frequency?

  • 6.4 Lubricants - Food Safe & Nut Free?

  • 6.5 Cleaning Products - Food safe?

  • 6.6 Chemical Storage - Locked & bunded if appropriate

  • 6.7 Safety Data Sheets - Held for all products?

7 Allergens

  • 7.1 Cross Contamination - Allergens stored or processed on site?

  • 7.2 Nut Control - Nut Free Site?

  • 7.3 Latex Control - Gloves latex free & blue in colour?

8 Contamination

  • 8.1 Blue Plasters - Present and controlled?

  • 8.2 Personal Items - Mobile phones, keys, coins etc prohibited?

  • 8.3 Food & Gum - Eating and chewing prohibited?

  • 8.4 Protective Clothing - Coats, Hats, Hairnets, Beard Snoods provided?

  • 8.5 Personal Clothing - Scarves, hats, gloves etc worn in Packhouse?

  • 8.6 Buttons & Pockets - PPE free from external buttons and pockets?

  • 8.7 Jewellery & Watches - Prohibited in operational areas

  • 8.8 Tools - Controlled in operational areas.

  • 8.9 Spare Parts - nuts, bolts etc lying around?

  • 8.10 Maintenance - Scheduled preventative maintenance?

  • 8.11 Knives, Snippers & Brushes - Numbered and controlled?

  • 8.12 Glass & Clear Plastic - mapped and monitored?

  • 8.13 Wooden Containers - wooden bins, crates or packaging used on site?

  • 8.14 Wooden Pallets - Broken and damaged pallets managed and controlled?

  • 8.15 Metal Detection - products subject to metal detection?

9 Micro

  • 9.1 Visitors & Contractors - Sign hygiene policy and screened for health issues?

  • 9.2 Health Screening - Are workers screened for communicable diseases?

  • 9.5 Sickness - Reporting procedure in place?

  • 9.4 Return to work procedure - documented and recorded with 48 hour exclusion period for communicable diseases?

  • 9.5 Staff Training - Hygiene training conducted and recorded for all workers?

  • 9.6 Laundry - how and with what frequency is protective clothing laundered?

  • 9.7 Smoking - Smoking controlled or smoke free site?

  • 9.8 Water Testing - Hand wash, cleaning and product contact water Micro tested?

  • 9.9 Micro Swabbing - Schedule in place to verify cleaning?

  • 9.10 Product Testing - Micro testing scheduled and conducted?

  • 9.11 Micro Testing Scope - What micro organisms are tested for and is this sufficient?

  • 9.12 Out of Spec Micro Results - Procedure in place, acceptable limits set?

  • 9.13 Cleaning - Instructions, schedules and records available?

  • 9.14 Cleaning Equipment - Colour coded by area, stored off ground, good condition?

10 HACCP

  • 10.1 Scope - does HACCP scope cover all site processes?

  • 10.2 Training - Is HACCP team appropriately trained?

  • 10.3 Water Micro Risk Assessment - is there one and does it recommend testing?

  • 10.4 Allergen Risk Assessment - Is there one and what is the level of risk?

  • 10.5 Pre-Requisite Programme - Implemented and recorded?

  • 10.6 Risk Assessment for Critical Control Points - How many identified?

  • 10.7 CCPs - implemented, validated, verified and monitored?

  • 10.8 Review Process - When was the HACCP last reviewed?

11 Quality Control

  • 11.1 Quality Policy - Signed and displayed?

  • 11.2 Intake Checks - Conducted and recorded?

  • 11.3 On-line Checks - Conducted and recorded for quality, food safety and legality?

  • 11.4 Final Check - Conducted and recorded?

  • 11.5 Dispatch/Positive Release Checks - Conducted and recorded before finished product loaded?

  • 11.6 Shelf Life - Monitored and recorded? How long?

  • 11.7 Specifications - Suncrop specifications held and used on site?

  • 11.8 Traceability - What degree of traceability is maintained?

  • 11.9 QA Equipment - Suitable kit available to monitor quality parameters?

  • 11.10 Scales - Checks and calibrations conducted and recorded at suitable frequency?

  • 11.11 Thermometers - Checks and calibrations conducted and recorded at suitable frequency?

  • 11.12 Graders - Checks and calibrations conducted and recorded at suitable frequency?

12 Pest Control

  • 12.1 Service Provider - Internal system or contractor, standard?

  • 12.2 Bait - Type e.g. Toxic, Indicator, Solid, Grain etc. Active Ingredient?

  • 12.3 Traps - Lethal, live catch or sticky traps used for rodents?

  • 12.4 Checks - Frequency of checks for bait stations and traps acceptable?

  • 12.5 Records - Bait stations mapped and checks recorded?

13 Packaging

  • 13.1 Specifications - held for all packaging used?

  • 13.2 Supplier Approval & Certification - recorded and copies held?

  • 13.3 Food Safety - Copies of food safety/migration certificates on file?

  • 13.4 Traceability - Traceability of packaging is achievable.

14 Worker Welfare

  • 14.1 Labour Agencies - are they used and subject to an appropriate approval process?

  • 14.2 Licensing - labour agencies used are licensed?

  • 14.3 Staff Accommodation - Describe type, quantity, condition and cost?

  • 14.4 ETi Base Code - or equivalent displayed for workers?

  • 14.5 Transport - Type and standard of staff transport (if provided).

  • 14.6 SEDEX - Site linked to Suncrop and SAQ completed

  • 14.7 SMETA - Ethical audit conducted and any NC's outstanding?

15 Health & Safety

  • 15.1 First Aid Kits - Sufficient fully stocked kits available?

  • 15.2 First Aiders - Sufficient trained first nailers on site?

  • 15.3 Fire Extinguishers - Sufficient, wall mounted, serviced, accessible?

  • 15.4 Fire Exits - Well signed, unobstructed, signed, unlocked?

  • 15.5 Fire Alarm - Installed and tested regularly?

  • 15.6 Fire Drills - Conducted? How often?

  • 15.7 Safety Guards - Are all moving/hot parts etc. guarded?

  • 15.8 Risk Assessments - Conducted and recorded for all dangerous tasks?

  • 15.9 Staff Training - Conducted and recorded for dangerous equipment/tasks e.g. Barrows and Forklifts

  • 15.10 Protective Equipment - Provided free of charge (safety shoes, glasses, hi-vis, warm clothing, aprons, visors etc?

  • 15.11 Walkways - Pedestrian walkways designated, marked and signed?

  • 15.12 Safety Data Sheets - Held on site for all chemicals?

  • 15.13 Accident Book - All accidents and near misses recorded?

16 Environment

  • 16.1 Recycling - Is waste separated and segregated and stored safely prior to recycling?

  • 16.2 Green Waste - How is waste leaf, fruit and other green material disposed of?

Acceptance of Audit Findings

  • Signature of Auditor

  • Signature of Company Representative

QAR230 Supplier Approval Questionnaire & Packhouse Audit
Alex Hucklesby

QAR230 Supplier Approval Questionnaire & Packhouse Audit

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