FSNS Certification
& Audit Services
Separate from our Regulatory Consulting services, FSNS Certification & Audit (FSNS C&A) is an accomplished food safety audit company that offers a full range of services that assess food processing safety and humane treatment of livestock and poultry.
Accredited Food Audit Company with Real-World Experience
Whether seeking an internationally recognized food safety certification or a customized food safety audit, FSNS C&A offers third-party food safety audits for a variety of industries. We are ISO 17065 and 17021 accredited and our professional food safety auditors average 14 years of real-world food manufacturing experience.
Global Food Safety Institute (GFSI) Benchmarked Certifications
We provide third-party food safety audits for the most widely used GFSI-benchmarked food safety standards:
2X BRC Certification Body of the Year Award Winner
Why FSNS Certification & Audit?
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ISO 17021 & 17065 accreditation
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GFSI-benchmarked audits (SQF, BRCGS Food Safety, FSSC 22000)
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Industry-specific third-party audits (Costco, McDonald’s, H‑E‑B, Whole Foods)
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14 years average auditor experience
FSNS C&A: Your Third Party Food Safety Audit Company
FSNS C&A is a leader in third party food safety audits, in addition to livestock, meat & poultry, animal welfare, and other audits that manufacturers and consumers increasingly require of food suppliers. Learn why the FSNS C&A team has a 99% auditor satisfaction rate, 99% customer satisfaction rate, and why we are a two-time BRC Certification Body of the Year award winner.
Customer-Specific Food Safety Audits
Customer-specific food safety audits for multiple species and operational areas assess food safety against FDA FSMA and USDA FSIS regulatory requirements, claims verification, sustainability, as well as humane treatment of animals. Food retail customers are increasingly requiring these additional customer-specific audits as a condition of doing business.
- Costco-approved Certification Body
- McDonald’s-approved Certification Body (Animal Welfare, Beef Trim Addendum, BSE Firewalls)
- H-E-B-approved Certification Body
- Whole Foods-approved Certification Body
Standard third-party audits include the following:
- Food safety audits
- GMP audits
- Warehouse audits
- Packaging manufacturing GMP audits
Meat and Poultry Audits
FSNS C&A is the top auditing company for the meat and poultry industries in the United States. Our experts work closely with industry professionals, buyers, and regulators to ensure customers are informed of changing regulatory requirements.
Plant-Based Certification
SQFI Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program
Pet Food and Animal Feed
PAACO Certified Animal Welfare Audits
PAACO Animal Welfare Transportation Addendum
N60 Sampling Verification
Specific Risk Material Control
CCP Verification Addendum
Non-O157 STEC Verification
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Auditor Satisfaction Rate
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Livestock Audits, Beef, Swine, and Rodeo
FSNS C&A offers livestock audits and evaluation tools for multiple species and operational areas including foundational animal welfare audits and value-added programs such as feeding & claims verification, willful mistreatment/crisis protocols, and more.
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Accreditations
17065 Certificate of Accreditation
AMS USDA Process Verified Program Certification
Grandin Responsible Care Program Audits
The Grandin Responsible Care Program enables monitoring of supplier performance related to animal husbandry. FSNS C&A conducts Grandin Responsible Care Program internal audits of cattle received to identify suppliers that require husbandry improvements. FSNS C&A livestock production experts then work with suppliers to address any concerns. This program also includes third-party verification at harvest facilities participating in the Grandin Responsible Care Program.
Dairy Audits
FSNS C&A is the sole third-party verification provider for National Milk Producers Federation’s FARM Program. Our auditors ensure regulatory compliance for food safety as well as humane handling.
National Milk Federation FARM Program Audits (Welfare, ES, WFD)
NMPF Evaluator & Trainer Shadows
Animal Care Concern Response
Quality & Care
Years
Our Auditors Have an Average of 14 Years of Experience Working in Food Manufacturing
Gluten-Free Certification
The Gluten-Free Certification Program was established with consensus from consumer and industry associations, retailers, manufacturers, and government agencies. The Program is recognized by consumer celiac/coeliac societies.
Brands producing their products by a GFCP certified manufacturer can communicate these endorsements to consumers by using the accepted certification trademarks on product packaging and marketing collaterals.
Products displaying a GFCP trademark have been manufactured in a facility that has successfully undergone a robust, unbiased, annual third-party audit.
Clients can contact BRCGS at tellus@brcglobalstandards.com to provide feedback following certification activities.
FSNS Certification & Audit Customer Portal
Impartiality Policy
Food Safety Net Services Certification and Audit (FSNS C&A) ensures the impartiality of certification activities. Team members involved in the certification process have agreed to operate in an ethical manner with no conflict or perceived conflict of interest. Employees are under contractual agreement to disclose potential conflict allowing mitigation of potential conflicts.
FSNS C&A is committed to providing certification and auditing services with consistency, impartiality, and integrity. Activities conducted by or on behalf of FSNS C&A are carried out by trained and highly qualified personnel who strive to assure each activity and end product meets FSNS C&A high standards, ISO 17065 and 17021 guidelines, and the requirements defined by the Scheme or Program Owner.
The certification management team is committed to evaluating certification activities to ensure expectations and requirements communicated by the scheme owner are met and applied to clients fairly.
Certification & Audit and Regulatory Consulting are separate services. Use of Regulatory Consulting services does not provide an advantage nor is it linked to the granting of Certification.