Once you have selected the best standard or certification scheme for your food processing business, the next challenge is execution. Jeff Chilton, founder of Chilton Consulting Group, will highlight GFSI implementation tips and the steps needed for success. Chilton will explain how to:

Choose a certification body and schedule audits.

Conduct gap analysis mock audits, document required procedures and prepare for onsite certification audits.

Identify tools to help with electronic record-keeping and outside resources.

Manage responses to nonconformance issues and implement corrective actions.

Sustain certifications and plan for recertifications.

Benefit from others’ successes through case studies of real-life processors