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Everyday readiness.Program integrity.

Help certified businesses maintain plans, supplier evidence, recall exercises, and incident records that support your program.

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From requirements to practice

Keep the required work current.Keep its evidence connected.

Connect each site's plans, practice, and follow-up to the records behind them.

Recall plans/RPL-FF-01Effective version
Freshfield Foods recall planCoverage, ownership, and governing version
CoverageSalinas · GilroyTwo covered sites
OwnerQuality and food safety lead
Governing versionVersion 3Effective July 1, 2026
RevisionVersion 4In review
Linked response
CaseRC-2026-1001-01Governing version retained
From requirements to practice

Keep the required work current.Keep its evidence connected.

Connect each site's plans, practice, and follow-up to the records behind them.

  1. 01Maintain the effective plan.

    Build or upload a recall plan, retain its governing version, and keep covered sites and responsible roles connected to the response.

    Recall plans/RPL-FF-01Effective version
    Freshfield Foods recall planCoverage, ownership, and governing version
    CoverageSalinas · GilroyTwo covered sites
    OwnerQuality and food safety lead
    Governing versionVersion 3Effective July 1, 2026
    RevisionVersion 4In review
    Linked response
    CaseRC-2026-1001-01Governing version retained
  2. 02Practice before an incident.

    Run controlled mock recalls against the plan, inspect communication and action records, and retain a debrief with improvement owners.

    Mock recalls/MR-2026-1001TEST ONLY
    Recall exercise and debriefDefined participants, plan context, and follow-through
    ExerciseMR-2026-1001TEST ONLY
    PlanRPL-FF-01 · v3Effective version
    Communication
    AcknowledgmentsRetainedSeparate from action evidence
    Debrief
    ReviewImprovement work retainedReview open
    Follow-through
    ResponsibilityExercise controllerReview observations and assign next actions
  3. 03Retain the incident and follow-up.

    Keep the initial issue, scope decisions, notifications, product outcomes, and corrective actions in a source-linked recall case record.

    Recall Case Record/RC-2026-1001-01Active case
    Incident evidence and next actionsSource records, review states, and chronology
    Initial issueISS-2026-1001-01 · source evidence retained
    Scope decisionDEC-2026-1001-01 · current decision version
    Action evidence20 of 48 cases accepted
    Awaiting evidence28 cases
    Root causeUnder investigation
    Held20 casesAccepted hold evidence; not recovered or destroyed
    Awaiting28 casesAction quantities and records
    CAPA review is tracked separately.
Program integrity

Requirements need sustained practice.Incidents need clear follow-up.

Program oversight depends on reliable evidence and clear responsibilities. Official guidance shows where that work matters.

Program governance

GFSI distinguishes program ownership from certification activities and program-specific consultancy.

Operational tools can support site readiness while programme owners and certification bodies retain their responsibilities.

GFSI program governance · 2024 handbook, Part II, clauses 1.3–1.4

Incident notifications

SQFI requires certified sites and certification bodies to notify it of food-safety events requiring public notification.

Keep notification timing, recipients, source records, and follow-up available for the applicable reporting process.

SQFI recall notifications · SQF-specific process

Integrity follow-through

BRCGS describes incident monitoring, certification-body follow-up, and corrective and preventive actions as part of its integrity work.

Retain the operational evidence behind the incident and the improvement work that follows it.

BRCGS annual report 2024–25 · Program integrity activities

Capabilities

Evidence behind everyday readiness.Records behind incident review.

Governed recall plans

Keep plan coverage, owners, effective versions, and revisions available when teams prepare or respond.

Recall plan · RPL-FF-01
Coverage Salinas · GilroyOwner Quality leadGoverning Version 3EffectiveRevision Version 4In review

Mock recalls and debriefs

Rehearse the response, review communication and action evidence, and retain observations and improvement work.

Mock recall · TEST ONLY
  1. ExerciseMR-2026-1001
  2. PlanRPL-FF-01 · v3Effective
  3. ResponsesAcknowledgments recorded
  4. DebriefObservations and ownersReview open

Supplier document review

Extract key document fields, check site and scope, and track review, expiry, and renewal with the supplier.

Supplier evidence · REQ-2026-001
CertificationEVD-2026-001Accepted
ValidityMarch 2027
QuestionnaireEVD-2026-002Review open
Further records2 submissions pending

Incident records and CAPA

Retain the issue, decisions, notifications, product outcomes, and evidence supporting corrective-action review.

Recall Case RecordRC-2026-1001-01
IssueISS-2026-1001-01
DecisionDEC-2026-1001-01
Held20 casesEvidence accepted
Root causeCAPA tracked separatelyUnder investigation
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Review the evidence.Keep responsibilities clear.

Source-linked site records support review, with program and certification responsibilities kept explicit.

Connected evidence

Programme owner

Maintains requirements, program governance, and integrity oversight.

Certified business

Maintains operating records, responds to incidents, and carries out improvement work.

Certification body

Performs audits and makes certification decisions within the applicable framework.

Site evidence index

Freshfield Foods
Plan and practiceRPL-FF-01 · MR-2026-1001Effective plan · TEST ONLY exercise

Review the governing plan, covered locations, responsible roles, exercise observations, and retained debrief.

Supplier documentsREQ-2026-001 · EVD-2026-001Review and renewal context

Keep the original document, extracted fields, certified site, applicability, expiry, and reviewer decision connected.

Incident and follow-upRC-2026-1001-01 · ISS-2026-1001-01Case active · root cause under review

Inspect the initial issue, decisions, notification history, product action quantities, supporting evidence, and corrective-action review.

Shared records retain their purpose, source, and review state. Any access is agreed with the record holder.

Work with us

Start with a practical evidence need.Review the operating value.

Readiness education

Explore generic guidance, demonstrations, and exercises that help sites prepare their operational records.

Evidence review

Agree the records, participating roles, and sharing purpose for a focused operational review.

Program collaboration

Discuss how practical site tools could complement your existing program integrity and reporting processes.

Organizations that own and maintain food-safety certification programs can explore operational tools and readiness initiatives for certified businesses. SQFI, BRCGS, FSSC, and IFS illustrate different program contexts; no affiliation with these organizations is implied.
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