Third-Party Audits Training

Learn everything you need to know about third-party audits from a long-time auditor, a retailer requiring audits, and distributors and cheesemakers who have gone through them. Though intended for cheesemakers, anyone who engages in third-party audits is welcome to attend. This day-long training will be held virtually over zoom and is made up of two segments, which you can register for separately or as one.

Tentative Outline

Part One, Perspectives on Third-Party Audits: Buyer, Distributors, and Cheesemakers (9am-12:15pm)

Understanding Costco Food Safety and Quality Audit Expectations
Perspective of a Distributor (panel)
Perspective of a Cheesemaker Who’s Passed an Audit (panel)
Lunch Break with optional discussion zoom

Part Two, Third-Party Audit Training: Deep Dive into the Audit Expectations or Checklists (1pm-4pm)

We will examine the NSF Supplier Assurance Audit Criteria and the Costco Audit Checklist in depth. Q&A encouraged throughout.