3.1 B Supplier Risk
Assessment
All raw material suppliers must be risk-assessed,
based on:
• Inherent risk of the product
• Volume of product supplied
• Supplier history
Risk assessment must be used to determine:
• Method of supplier approval
• Method of supplier monitoring
• Type and frequency of raw material sampling
and testing
The raw material supplier risk assessments must
be reviewed on an annual basis.
x 3.2 B Supplier Approval A supplier approval system must be in place for
all raw materials.
Approval may include a combination of:
• Approved site audit report
• Valid third party certification to a food
standard
• Approved supplier self audit report
All raw material suppliers must have a
traceability system in place to trace raw materials
back to source.