Vendor Management
SCS offers full-service Vendor Management support to buying organizations wanting to ensure that all of their food suppliers meet consistent, high-quality food safety management objectives. Vendor management services involve monitoring co-packer and supplier food safety practices, achievements and data to ensure compliance with food safety and risk reduction specifications. Vendor Management programs are customized to the needs of the buyer, and may include:
- On-site GAP/GMP and full HACCP-program audits conducted by SCS for the highest level of confidence
- Independent review and assessment of the quality of GAP/GMP/HACCP audits performed by other third-parties
- Corrective action recommendations to co-packers/suppliers
- Specialized audits (e.g., specific contaminants, pests)
- Pesticide use reviews
- Strategic food safety and security planning
All Vendor Management audit reports and data are maintained in a password protected online database.
For buyers interested in strategic food safety and security planning, SCS offers a groundbreaking approach that combines enhanced crop risk level assessments with co-packer/supplier risk management performance ratings to achieve the highest level of food safety/security assurance. This approach significantly reduces liability by identifying co-packers and suppliers who do not meet adequate performance levels, driving incremental improvement, and rewarding co-packers and suppliers who employ good food safety management practices.
For more information, contact SCS Food Safety Services.
