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In line with the current operating environment, there have been several key food safety scheme updates that may impact your audit process. Where feasible, SAI Global Assurance can facilitate a remote audit with the integration of smartphones, videos and audio technology.

In today's globalised, hyper-competitive world, business managers are expected to deliver profitable and consistent outcomes while meeting compliance obligations and demanding customer expectations.

Supply chains have become more complex, often resembling vast webs of direct and indirect suppliers, and the food industry is particularly vulnerable when it comes to risks that can occur deep within those chains.

According to a recent SAI Global survey, more than 55% of respondents don’t realise that they’re vulnerable to cyber security attacks. Hackers really have the advantage here – it’s all they do – attacking every 39 seconds, which is on average, 2,244 times a day.

Risk management focuses on reducing vulnerabilities and adopting a systematic approach to assessing food production and supply chain security. A good mitigation plan will anticipate as many challenges as possible. It will also include procedures to ensure that new and emerging threats are identified and considered.

This factsheet outlines everything you need to know about remote auditing in Australia during COVID-19.

A robust audit program will ensure your internal audits will be efficient, effective and value adding. The next step is putting the plan into place.

SAI Global Assurance continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. We are committed to keeping our clients and colleagues healthy and safe.

The True Cost of Quality is a model used to evaluate the effectiveness of resource utilisation to produce a product or service, or put simply, how efficiently you can meet your customers' expectations.