Requirements

Clause
ISSUE 8 ISSUE 9
1.1.1 The site shall have a documented policy which states the site’s intention to meet its
The site shall have a documented policy which states the obligation to produce safe, legal and authentic products to the specified quality, and its
site’s intention to meet its obligation to produce safe, legal responsibility to its customers. This shall:
and authentic products to the specified quality, and its
responsibility to its customers. This shall be:

• signed by the person with overall responsibility for the site• be signed by the person with overall responsibility for the site
communicated to all staff. • be communicated to all staff
• include commitment to continuously improve the site’s food safety and quality culture.
1.1.2 The site’s senior management shall define and maintain a The site’s senior management shall define and maintain a clear plan for the development
clear plan for the development and continuing and continuing improvement of a food safety and quality culture. The plan shall include
improvement of a food safety and quality culture. This measures needed to achieve a positive culture change.
shall include:
•defined activities involving all sections of the site that This shall include:
have an impact on product safety
• an action plan indicating how the activities will be • defined activities involving all sections of the site that have an impact on product safety. As
undertaken and measured, and the intended a minimum, these activities shall be designed around:
timescales • clear and open communication on product safety
• a review of the effectiveness of completed activities. • training
• feedback from employees
• the behaviours required to maintain and improve product safety processes
• performance measurement of activities related to the safety, authenticity, legality and
quality of products
• an action plan indicating how the activities will be undertaken and measured, and the
intended timescales
• a review of the effectiveness of completed activities.
The plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually, at a minimum.
1.1.3 The site’s senior management shall ensure that clear objectives are defined to maintain and
The site’s senior management shall ensure that clear improve the safety, authenticity, legality and quality of products manufactured, in
objectives are defined to maintain and improve the safety,
legality and quality of products manufactured, in
accordance with the food safety and quality policy and this
Standard. These objectives shall be:

accordance with the food safety and quality policy and this Standard. These objectives shall
• documented and include targets or clear measures of success
be:
• clearly communicated to relevant staff • documented and include targets or clear measures of success
monitored and results reported at least quarterly to site s • clearly communicated to all staff
• monitored and results reported at least quarterly to site senior management and all staff.
 Management review meetings atended by the site’s senior
management shall be undertaken at appropriate planned Management review meetings attended by the site’s senior management shall be
intervals, annually at a minimum, to review the site undertaken at appropriate planned intervals, annually at a minimum, to review the site
performance against the Standard and objectives set in performance against the Standard and objectives set in clause 1.1.3. The review process
clause 1.1.3. The review process shall include the shall include the evaluation of:
evaluation of:
• previous management review action plans and
• previous management review action plans and timeframes
timeframes
• the results of internal, second-party and/or third-party
• the results of internal, second-party and/or third-party audits
audits

• any objectives that have not been met, to understand

• any objectives that have not been met, to understand the underlying reasons. This
the underlying reasons. This information shall be used
information shall be used when setting future objectives and to facilitate continual
when seting future objectives and to facilitate continual
improvement
improvement

• any customer complaints and the results of any customer

• any customer complaints and the results of any customer feedback
feedback

• any incidents (including both recalls and withdrawals),

• any incidents (including both recalls and withdrawals), corrective actions, out-of-
corrective actions, out-of-specification results and non-
specification results and non-conforming materials
conforming materials
• the effectiveness of the systems for HACCP, food defence • the effectiveness of the systems for HACCP, food defence and authenticity, and the food
and authenticity safety and quality culture plan
• resource requirements. • resource requirements.
1.1.11
Records of the meeting shall be documented and used to
Records of the meeting shall be documented and used to revise the objectives, thereby
revise the objectives. The decisions and actions agreed
encouraging continual improvement. The decisions and actions agreed within the review
within the review process shall be effectively
process shall be effectively communicated to appropriate staff, and actions implemented
communicated to appropriate staff, and actions
within agreed timescales.
implemented within agreed timescales.

The most senior production or operations manager on site shall The most senior production or operations manager on site shall participate in the opening
participate in the opening and closing meetings of the audit for and closing meetings of the audit for certification to the Standard.
certification to the Standard. Relevant departmental managers or Relevant departmental managers or their deputies shall be available as required during the
their deputies shall be available as required during the audit. audit.
A member of the senior management team on site shall be available during the audit for a
discussion on effective implementation of the food safety and quality culture plan.
1.1.14 Where required by legislation, the site shall maintain appropriate registrations with the
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relevant authorities.