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Food & Safety Auditing

Food safety audits are provided to reinforce food safety programmes and to prepare such facilities for pending regulatory audits. This quarterly internal audit consists of a site walkthrough with the client, paying specific attention to identified possible pest problem areas. A review of the Food Safety file is also undertaken.

All findings and relevant corrective actions are discussed with the client and a copy of the audit report is placed in the Food Safety file. Internal audits are conducted by a senior management member from EcoPest together with the identified client representative.

EcoPest makes itself available during regulatory audit execution where required.

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Food safety audit walkthrough

How the audit runs

The audit consists of a site walkthrough with your nominated representative, focused on identified pest-risk areas. A review of the food safety file is undertaken alongside the walk. All findings and the relevant corrective actions are discussed with the client on the day, and a copy of the audit report is placed on the food safety file.

Audits are conducted by a senior management member from EcoPest, together with the identified client representative. EcoPest makes itself available during regulatory audit execution where that's needed.

Why this exists alongside pest management

Pest management treats the symptom. The audit looks at the system. A site can be on a clean pest-control programme and still fail an external audit because the documentation, the traceability or the supplier hygiene chain has a gap. Quarterly audits catch those before someone with a clipboard does.

Who this is for

Food processing, FMCG manufacturing, restaurant chains, retail chains with deli or hot-food operations, central kitchens, cold-chain logistics, and any other facility where a customer or regulator audit is part of the operating reality.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Why use an external auditor instead of running this internally?
Two reasons. Distance: a senior member from EcoPest brings the fresh eyes that an internal team can lose after twelve months on the same site. Defensibility: when the regulator arrives, an external audit trail signed off by an accredited pest-control specialist sits differently on the file than an internal one.
How does the audit work day-to-day?
A senior management member from EcoPest walks the site with your nominated client representative. The walk focuses on identified pest-risk areas: receiving bays, storage, processing zones, voids and high-traffic entry points. We review the food safety file alongside the walk. Findings and corrective actions are discussed on the day. The report goes into the food safety file.
Do you attend the regulatory audit?
Yes, where you need us. If the regulator (or an external customer auditor like a major retailer) is on site, we can attend the pest-control portion of the audit. This is part of the service rather than an extra.
How does this fit with HACCP and GMP?
The audit is structured to align with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). If your facility is already operating under either framework, the audit slots into the existing documentation rather than creating a parallel one.