The more plant personnel who participate in your facility’s food safety audit, the better. These educational experiences allow your staff to engage with the audit process and improve their food safety knowledge.
At a minimum, it is strongly recommended that your self-inspection team and internal audit team participate with the auditor. It’s a great way for them to enhance their inspecting and auditing skills. A good auditor will explain what he or she is looking at as they work in a given area. In addition, they will provide comments on positive findings in addition to non-compliances. This is an excellent learning tool and is also beneficial for staff working in the area being audited to participate to give them a fresh perspective on their impact on food safety.