Baked In Science

Would you like to learn the secrets of a successful food safety audit? We start with Stephanie Lopez, VP of Food Safety Services, Americas, AIB International. She shares her tips on setting the tone for an audit. Why be FSMA compliant? Well, that’s because FDA has the authority to shut down your bakery otherwise. Stephanie recommends for bakeries to have a roadmap. Start with this document for your bakery. Stephanie shares her experience on how to build successful teams excel at these audits. Our second guest is Bonnie Biegel, Director QA, Americas, AIB International who provides a run down on the tools that you need at the plant level to complete a successful audit. She stresses that the plant manager should be involved with the audit, but it should be a whole team effort, and a journey that should be shouldered by everyone on the team. What does an inspector need from the plant? She urges bakery plants to be honest with their inspections, and don’t be nervous about it because everyone is seeking the same