Ingredient & Supplier Approval
WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD SAFETY, EVERY STEP OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN MATTERS.
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