HACCP, GMP and Supplier Audits

HACCP-based GMP

Bureau Veritas offers HACCP-based GMP audit standards specific to the following industry sectors:

  • HACCP-based GMP for Food Manufacturers
  • HACCP-based GDP for Food Storage & Distribution Centers
  • HACCP-based GMP for Food Packaging Manufacturers

COSTCO

Bureau Veritas is approved to conduct Costco food safety assessments in the US, Canada and many other countries. We can help clients register as a supplier in COSTCO’s database and schedule the following types of audits:

  • Costco's Introductory Food Safety / GMP Audit: Suppliers that have not previously completed a third-party food safety audit are eligible for an introductory audit.The audit is announced, and once audited, must move onto the Costco GMP audit the following year.
  • Costco's Food Safety / GMP Audit: This Food Safety audit must be unannounced and conducted within a 60-day audit window from the date of the previous audit (30 days before/after the audit anniversary date).
  • Costco Approved Good Distribution Practices Audits (GDP): Bureau Veritas’ HACCP-Based Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Audit standard is conducted at storage facilities that are part of the Costco supply chain.
  • Costco Addendum: The Costco addendum is paired with a site’s annual GFSI Benchmarked certification audit to help reduce costs.

McDonald’s

Bureau Veritas helps suppliers meet McDonald’s Supplier Quality Management System (SQMS) requirements through trusted audit services. These audits are mandatory for all approved food suppliers and are often completed as an add-on to GFSI certification.

  • SQMS Audit: A one-day assessment to verify compliance.

  • SQMS Addendum: A half-day extension to a GFSI audit for efficiency and cost savings.

McCormick

Bureau Veritas is approved to pair McCormick Addendum to GFSI benchmarked certification audits. 

Supply Chain Audits

The quality and safety of your product is essential to your brand and reputation. Bureau Veritas conducts both 2nd party and 3rd party audits of supply chains to verify compliance with product specifications, regulations, and industry best practices. Our audit professionals can carry out robust, valuable assessments using your company’s assessment criteria, a Bureau Veritas standard, or we can collaborate and define assessment criteria together. Our global footprint saves you valuable time and travel costs, as our team will deliver audits in your country's local language and provide reports in English. With our global network and responsive service, Bureau Veritas is the ideal partner to manage your food safety supplier program, regardless of the location or the number of suppliers.

CEA Food Safety Standard

Bureau Veritas is an approved Certification Body for the CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) Food Safety Standard, which is designed specifically for indoor produce growers. Controlled environment growers include greenhouses, vertical farms, and other indoor farms. Compliance to this food safety standard is designated by a certified seal on product packaging. The CEA Food Safety addendum may be paired with your annual GFSI benchmarked or other approved certification audit, or it may be conducted as a stand-alone audit, however certification to an approved underlying food safety certification is required.

Why Choose Bureau Veritas?

  • Proactively scheduling audits

  • Local auditors covering the U.S. & Canada

  • End-to-end process completed locally

  • Fair, thorough audits

  • Responsive, client-focused service