Audit preparation

GFSI audit documentation for labels and specifications

GFSI-recognised schemes — IFS, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 and SQF — differ in structure, but reviewers ask remarkably similar questions about labels and specifications: what is on the market, what evidence supports it, and who made the decision.

Documentation reviewers typically ask for

  • Label review records per product, label version and destination market.
  • Label version history — what changed, when and why.
  • Supplier specification status: received, expiring or missing, per product.
  • Recorded QA decisions with the evidence behind them.
  • Open items and how they are followed up.
  • Follow-up on findings from previous audits.

Organise it as an audit-preparation overview

The practical format is an overview per product and target market: how many items are reviewed, which evidence is missing, which QA points are open and what the suggested next step is. Keep it neutral — counts and open items, not conclusions.

The judgement belongs to your QA owner and the auditor.

Keep the decision trail

Every recorded decision should point to its evidence: which label version, which specifications and which market requirements were considered — and what remained open. A decision trail that lives in the company, not in one inbox, is the difference between an audit week and a normal week.

How FoodQA helps

FoodQA is a review workspace for labels, supplier specifications and QA decisions — built for audit-heavy QA teams. It shows product records and label versions by destination market, tracks supplier specifications and review status, collects documented review decisions, and prepares evidence reports for audit preparation.

You provide the product evidence. FoodQA prepares the review package. QA makes the decision.

FoodQA does not grant certification and does not claim to satisfy every IFS, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 or SQF requirement. It prepares the evidence and the decision trail; your QA team and the auditor review them.

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