SUPPLIER / FACTORY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

* Supplier name:

* Factory name:
* Factory address:

* Relationship between supplier and factory (owner /

partner / agent etc?)

* Product(s) to be supplied:

* Other products manufactured at the factory:

* No. of employees (year round):

* No. of employees during peak season:

* No. of staff engaged in QA / QC

*No of staff engaged in Food Safety

* No. of employees living in factory based

accommodation:

* Capacity of factory based accommodation:

* Estimation of factories manufacturing capacity:

* Factory turnover (/US$/ CAD$):

* Other companies supplied with product from this

factory:
* Has this factory ever supplied any major British or
United States retailer group (if yes, please give
details of what/when/to whom)
* Who else has audited and approved this factory?
(please list who, when and attach relevant fty audit
documentation)

Yes
1

No

Does the factory have ISO 9001/ ISO 22000/ ISO 14000/ SQF or BRC
certification? (Include details in comments)?
Please list all certifications held:

Is there a quality manual, including documented procedures and

instructions?

Is there an internal audit process in operation?

Are written specifications agreed with the factory's component/raw

material suppliers?

Is the incoming goods area clean, dry and with appropriate lighting and
temperature?

Is there a written procedure for controlling the quality of incoming

components and/or materials?

In the incoming goods area, are defective items suitably segregated from
items to be used?

In the production area, are rejected products and components segregated

and their re-use/disposal controlled?

During production, are products stored in clean, tidy, safe, dry areas with
appropriate lighting and temperature?

10

In the final inspection, packing and storage area, are rejected items
suitably segregated?

11

Are the storage areas for finished goods big enough, suitably clean, and
dry, with appropriate lighting and temperature?

12

Are all products tested to applicable standards? (If yes, please specify
which standards)
Please list all BS/EN/ISO/FDA/ CODEX/SQF/PAS Quality & Food Safety standards applied:

13

Which tests are performed in-house? -

14

Which tests are performed by a third party (please name the third party)?

15

Is there a routine describing the procedure and regularity of testing please describe.

16

Is there a procedure for ensuring traceability of

components/manufactured parts in production?

17

Where wood is used, is it segregated from contact with the products

18

Is there effective needle/blade control and metal detection (where

appropriate)?

19

Is any part of production sub-contracted?

Please specify the activities which are sub-contracted:

20

Is there a positive release process/final inspection process before goods

leave the factory?

21

Do written specifications exist for all the products supplied by the

company?

IMPORTANT: please attach relevant photographs of the factory/ accommodation/ documentation etc.

COMMENTS

CONCLUSION:-

OK to proceed

/ Not suitable to proceed