FSMA Preventive Controls: Food Safety Self-Diagnostic Assessment

Compliance to FSMA has presented challenges for industry, the public, and the FDA since it passed on January 4, 2011. With rulemaking for most requirements passed for enforcement, most companies and industry segments have established how to meet FSMA’s requirements, including those for preventive controls.

Kestrel’s self-diagnostic assessment tool is designed to help you better understand your organization’s current state of planning for FSMA compliance. To complete the assessment, review your facility and answer our assessment questions. Kestrel will analyze your responses and get in touch to discuss how to:

Change “No” responses into “Yes”
Establish best practices for FSMA compliance

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* 1. In determining the preventive controls under FSMA for your food operation, have you evaluated your compliance requirements and categories?

Yes

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* 2. Have you assessed hazards outside or not part of your Hazard Analysis or HACCP flows for determining preventive controls?

Yes

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* 3. Are the preventive controls you have identified supported by science-based justification?

Yes

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* 4. Is the science-based information supported by means including statistical methods, published reports, peer review, industry/second-party verification, or other documentation?

Yes

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* 5. Have you determined the program requirements for preventive controls for implementation in your FSMA Food Safety Plan?

Yes

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* 6. Have the policy, procedure, work instruction, test/validation, forms, and records criteria been established for preventive controls at your food operation?

Yes

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* 7. Have you determined the functional organizational responsibilities of preventive controls?

Yes

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* 8. Does organizational responsibility include oversight by a qualified individual, process owners and FSQA management?

Yes

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* 9. Have you verified your program meets your customer Food Safety Plan requirements?

Yes

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* 10. Does internal auditing of program elements meet established FSMA requirements for oversight by a qualified individual and review of preventive controls established for FSMA compliance by a qualified auditor?

Yes