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Conducting the Audit (continued)
      Element       SQF     FSSC 22000   BRCGS
                                       28 days with
                            28 days with
                 30 days with          evidence of
                 evidence of   evidence of   immediate
      Corrective   immediate   immediate   correction,
      Actions for   correction, root  correction, root   root cause
                            cause analysis
     Nonconform-  cause analysis       analysis and
        ities   and preventive   and preventive   preventive
                               action
                action approved   approved by   action
                  by auditor           approved by
                              auditor
                                         auditor
                                        Is product,
                             Cannot be
                Can be product         process and
     Audit Scope              product
                   specific             packaging
                              specific
                                        specific?
                              Specific   Specific
     Audit Length  Specific factors
                              formula    factors
        Audit    Unannounced  Unannounced  Unannounced
      Notification   audits   SA audits    audits
        Time                  Minimum
     Requirements   Same as     2/3 of   Same as
                    initial
                                          initial
         for     certification   certification   certification
     Recertification           time
    Number of food   31         15         18
      Categories
                 Manufacturers  Manufacturers,  Manufacturers
                  and other   Animal Farms   and other
                segments like   and Feed   segments like
        Food    caterers, retail,  Distributors,   retail,
      Categories
                  packaging,   Catering,   packaging,
                 distributors,   Packaging   distributors
                   farms               and brokers
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