Implementing and maintaining a management system is an ongoing process that requires commitment from all levels of your organisation to sustain a culture of compliance and adherence to systems.
Q Systems has over 15 years experience in the development, design, implementation and assisting companies to maintain their management systems across all levels – compliance or certification.
A Gap analysis will provide a good starting point to gauge readiness for implementing or upgrading to a new standard or certification.
Q Systems can implement many different types of food safety management systems, depending on your customer requirements (e.g. retail requirements).
Including, but not limited to:
SANS 10049 (basic hygiene and prerequisite standard)
SANS 10330 (South African HACCP standard)
Retail Compliance (GFSI Basic/ Intermediate and FSA)
ISO 22000 (International Food Safety standard)
FSSC 22000 (GFSI Benchmarked, International Certification Scheme) & Development Programme
Local GAP, Global GAP (agricultural systems)
ISO 9001; ISO 14001; ISO 45001
* See our separate page detailing Q Systems management system implementation process
Organisations are often in a hurry to obtain certification and do not spend the required time needed to implement the system effectively.
Before applying for certification, your FSMS needs to be in place and its effectiveness checked through an internal audit, followed by corrective actions on audit findings.
Q Systems provides the service of a detailed internal audit of the management system by our technically competent consultants to verify its outcomes and provide a report of findings and areas of non-conformance.