FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification: 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. At this time, most companies and industry segments have established their plans to meet FSMA’s requirements, including those for Foreign Supplier Verification (FSV). FSMA’s FSV Program imperatives require companies to assess their foreign supply chain of food production and implement new programs to achieve compliance.

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. Have you verified and validated your food safety plan requirements by your qualified auditor to ensure they meet the FSMA Foreign Supplier Rule?

Yes

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* 2. Does your food material supplier base include foreign sources under FSMA that meet your Food Safety Plan?

Yes

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* 3. Does your current supplier program include complete requirements of all your purchased product specifications?

Yes

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* 4. Does your current supplier program include specific requirements for FDA and FSMA?

Yes

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* 5. Have you fully reviewed your FSV plan for compliance under this FSMA rule?

Yes

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* 6. Has the responsibility for FSV been delegated and assigned at the executive and management level in your organization?

Yes

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* 7. Does your organizational responsibility include the qualified individual, food safety team and FSQA oversight?

Yes

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* 8. Have you verified and established the criteria for third-party verification audits of foreign suppliers’ processing sites and the criteria for approval?

Yes

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* 9. Have you audited the conditions of acceptance of an FSV and re-evaluated the possible business impacts and liabilities?

Yes

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* 10. Will the acceptance aspect of FSMA FSV programs and suppliers include a regulatory compliance verification in addition to verification to your food safety plan?

Yes