What is audit defensibility in food manufacturing? Audit defensibility is a facility’s ability to prove—using documented evidence—that its sanitation program and food safety practices perform as intended. It relies on validated protocols, EPA-registered chemistry and audit-ready documentation to stand up to customer, certification and regulatory audits. What does a defensible sanitation program include? A defensible […]
For food safety and operations teams, audit expectations are rising, and a well-documented sanitation program is now both a compliance requirement and a business advantage. Customer and third-party food safety audits are a regular part of food manufacturing. To consistently pass them, facilities need strong audit defensibility: the ability to prove a sanitation program works […]
It’s the Law — You Can’t Produce Food in a Dirty Plant There is an entire page of the federal food code dedicated to what FDA defines as an “adulterated food,” i.e. a food that can make people sick. Most of the sections and subsections deal with additives (or lack of proper additives) to the […]
