High-quality products begin with high-quality ingredients and materials. Everything that enters your plant, and the places they come from, need to follow a specific system to ensure dependability, consistency, and safety. Learn the basics of creating a strong supplier approval program that maintains product quality.

Through 60 minutes of course content, including practical tools and exercises, this online course looks at the steps needed to perform a supplier evaluation for both raw materials and service suppliers. This includes setting appropriate specifications, establishing solid GMPs, and controlling the supply chain.

This course includes a printable certificate as a Record of Training Completion.

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Course Details

Is This Training for Me?

This course is designed for anyone who develops or manages food safety programs in a facility.

It is especially beneficial for Quality Managers and other Department Managers.

What’s Included?

  • Short exercises.
  • Practical examples.
  • Case studies.
  • Final assessment.
  • Training certificate.

Topics Covered

Supplier Approval:

  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Supplier Questionnaire
  • Supplier Review

Raw Material Approval:

  • Ingredient Specifications
  • Packaging
  • Non-Food Materials

After This Training You Will Be Able To:

  • Define the purpose of ingredient and supplier approval.
  • Understand the different processes for supplier approval of raw materials and services.
  • Perform a supplier evaluation for both raw materials and service suppliers.
  • Understand the function of a supplier questionnaire and feel able to adapt one to your specific needs.
  • Know when to perform and how to simplify supplier reviews.
  • Understand the pros and cons of both audit-based and risk-based processes in terms of supplier documentation and specifications.
  • Evaluate what specific information you need from packaging suppliers.
  • Implement a non-food material approval process for things such as packaging, supplies, and non-food chemicals.

Technical Requirements

To access our online training, you will need:

  • Email account (must be individual)
  • Desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device 

Your device will need to have the following capabilities:

  • Video/audio output
  • High-speed internet connection (minimum speed of 5Mbps recommended)
  • The latest version of one of the following browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge