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Conducting the Audit
Element SQF FSSC 22000 BRCGS
Element Process- Element
Type of Audit
Driven driven Driven
Request Audit On-site On-site On-site
Controlled by Controlled
Exemplar by the
Controlled by
Auditor Global through the certification
Selection a rigorous certification body with
approval body Validation by
process BRCGS
Auditor Rotation 3 years 6 years 3 years
Audit Scoring Scored Not scored Scored
Fundamental,
Nonconformity Critical, major Critical, major critical, major
Definition and minor and minor
and minor
Annual re-
Certification
Annual
recertification (Grade C
Certification (Grade C requires 6-
Cycle requires 6- 3-year cycle month
month surveillance, D
surveillance) requires 28-day
revisit
surveillance)
Surveillance Surveillance
audit not Annual audit not
required surveillance required
Surveillance unless audits unless
Audits company required of company
received a f u l l system received a
score of "C" score of "C"
(6 mo.) (6 mo.)

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