Retailer Standards
Quality assurance systems in retail stores are increasingly concerned with not only safety but quality of food products purchased. Many retail outlets now require all suppliers to be assessed and approved to specified standards, ensuring that their high expectations are meet throughout their stores.
AsureQuality's numerous accreditations include highly regarded industry and retailer standards that respond to increasing consumer demand for excellence. These include:
AsureQuality Approved Supplier Programme
The AsureQuality Approved Supplier Programme forms an integral part in the recipients Food Safety Programme which is registered with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). We can be contracted to conduct a Food Safety Assessment on food manufacturers/distributors, against a Good Manufacturing Practice standard designed to emphasise food safety, quality and purity. The assessment is based on the principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), and is an excellent entry level to the development and implementation of a Food Safety Programme.
Under the programme, AsureQuality Food Auditors, conduct an assessment of the manufacturing and/or distribution premises. The assessment consists of an initial visit, preparation of a formal written report, and (if necessary) a follow up visit. A certificate is awarded to the supplier on receiving approved supplier status. Each supplier is assessed annually, and the certificate is renewed where appropriate. Note that if a supplier company changes ownership, or site address, a new assessment is required. Approved Supplier status may be removed by AsureQuality if it is established that a company is not fulfilling the requirements of the assessment standard.
Please note that Approved Supplier certification does not guarantee supply to food businesses as other considerations are also important to these organisations. The supplier company bears the cost of the assessment.
Approved Supplier Customers
AsureQuality is the preferred supplier of services relating to the co-ordination and management of Approved Supplier Programmes for a number of customers including Foodstuffs Auckland Ltd and Progressive Enterprises. The Approved Supplier Standard defines the minimum requirements for quality assurance and food safety required by most retail chains and service organisations. Suppliers who supply products and/or services to these key retail and service organisations are assessed against the Approved Supplier Standard on an annual basis, and granted approval as appropriate.
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