Accreditation of third party audit companies for food safety and identity preserved quality management systems for grain

To become accredited to provide third party audits of food safety and/or identity preserved quality management systems for CIPRS, CIPRS + HACCP or CGC HACCP, an audit company follows these steps:

• Submit an application to the Canadian Grain Commission, providing evidence of compliance with the Canadian Grain Commission General Requirements for Accredited Service Providers (CGC ASP-STAN 2.0.0)
• Have its application and supporting documentation reviewed by the Canadian Grain Commission.

If the review is successful, the organization is accredited to provide audit services against the Canadian Grain Commission’s FSIP Standard. Accredited audit companies are subject to oversight and monitoring by the Canadian Grain Commission which can include field observations of auditors while they conduct audits, review of auditor records, auditor conference calls and other aspects of the audit process.

Toolkit

The Canadian Grain Commission provides these tools:

• Canadian Grain Commission Quality System Procedure: Accreditation and Monitoring of Canadian Grain Commission Service Providers (CGC QSP 2.1.0) provides information on the application, accreditation and monitoring processes.
• Canadian Grain Commission Quality System Procedure: Conducting an IP/Food Safety Quality Management System Audit (CGC QSP 2.3.1) explains how to conduct an audit on an identity preserved and/or food safety quality management system. It also contains sample forms for your use.
• Canadian Grain Commission Food Safety and Identity Preserved Quality Management System Standard (CGC FSIP-STAN 1.1.0) sets out the requirements a grain company must meet.
• The Application for Accreditation form is available as an Adobe PDF or as a Microsoft Word document.
• The Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition fee schedule describes the fees necessary for accreditation
• Canadian Grain Commission General Requirements for ASPs (CGC ASP-STAN 2.0.0) specifies the requirements service providers must meet.
• CIPRS/CGC HACCP/CIPRS + HACCP Audit checklist