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EHS & Quality Software for Food & Beverage

HACCP plans, sanitation, supplier approval, and recall traceability.

Food and beverage EHS and quality software has to hold two programs in one tenant without letting either dilute the other. The quality program runs HACCP and HARPC plans, CCP and SSOP verification, supplier approval and FSVP, allergen and label-change control, and recall traceability; the EHS program runs incident reporting, chemical management, and occupational safety for a workforce that is often seasonal and shift-based. The two share an audit trail, a document-control backbone, and a corrective-action workflow, because the root-cause discipline that closes a nonconformity is the same discipline that closes a near-miss.

The regulatory surface spans safety and food defense. FSMA (21 CFR 117) governs preventive controls and current Good Manufacturing Practice for human food in the United States, with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program applying to importers. The GFSI-recognised certification schemes — BRCGS, SQF, IFS Food, and FSSC 22000 — are what most retailers and large buyers require, and ISO 22000 provides the management-system framework. The Intentional Adulteration rule under FSMA (21 CFR 121) and the supply-chain program under 21 CFR 117 Subpart G round out the food-defense side. A processor usually holds several of these at once, which is why the audit-packet export and the clause-level nonconformance tracking matter.

The terrain is SKU churn and co-manufacture. Product portfolios change seasonally and through reformulation, so the Composer retemplating of HACCP and monitoring records is not a nice-to-have — it is how a quality team survives launch cycles. Co-packers and contract manufacturers are first-class parties, which means external-user access, per-line scoping, and supplier-approval workflows have to be real. Regulator inspection prep compresses into hours, so audit-packet export in the format the certification body expects is the difference between a clean audit and a nonconformance.

Programs this industry runs here

  • HACCP / HARPC plans + monitoring
  • SSOP / CCP verification + corrective action
  • Supplier approval + FSVP
  • Allergen + label-change control
  • Recall + mock-recall traceability
  • Pest-control + sanitation logs
  • Audit-management (BRC, SQF, IFS, FSSC 22000)
  • Foreign-material contamination review + hold/release
  • Water + sanitation-supply monitoring

Regulations and standards

  • FSMA (21 CFR 117)
  • BRC Global Standard
  • SQF
  • IFS Food
  • FSSC 22000
  • ISO 22000

Terrain we expect

  • High SKU churn → Composer retemplating common
  • Co-packer / contractor management is a first-class requirement
  • Regulator inspection prep → audit-packet export matters

Frequently asked questions

What is EHS and quality software for food and beverage?
EHS and quality software for food and beverage is a platform that manages HACCP and HARPC plans, SSOP and CCP verification, supplier approval and FSVP, allergen and label-change control, recall traceability, and audit management for BRC, SQF, IFS, and FSSC 22000.
Does QEHS support FSMA preventive-controls requirements?
Yes. HACCP/HARPC plans with CCP monitoring, corrective-action records, and verification activities can all be configured in the Composer.
How does QEHS assist with mock-recall exercises?
The traceability module links lots through the supply chain forward and backward. Mock-recall exercises produce a time-stamped evidence report.
How does QEHS support supplier approval and FSVP for food importers and manufacturers?
The supplier-approval template collects hazard analyses, foreign-supplier verification records, and corrective-action history. FSVP-required documentation is configurable as audit criteria with renewal-date tracking.
Can QEHS manage allergen and label-change control across high-SKU production environments?
Yes. The allergen-control template tracks allergen presence per SKU, production sequencing, and sanitation verification between allergen changeovers. Label-change workflows include approval gates to prevent undeclared-allergen releases.
Does QEHS support audit management aligned to BRC, SQF, IFS, and FSSC 22000 certification schemes?
Audit templates can be configured with the clause structure of BRC, SQF, IFS, or FSSC 22000 standards. Evidence packets export in the format certification-body auditors expect, and non-conformances spawn corrective actions automatically.
Does QEHS support FSMA Intentional Adulteration and food-defense plan requirements under 21 CFR 121?
Yes. The food-defense template captures the vulnerability assessment, actionable process steps, mitigation strategies, and reanalysis schedule required by 21 CFR 121. Records link to the facility and to the personnel-access controls that implement each mitigation.
How does QEHS manage foreign-material contamination events and hold or release decisions?
A contamination event opens a nonconformance with the affected lot, line, and SKU, places the inventory on hold, and routes the hold or release decision to the named authority. The record carries the investigation, the disposition, and the customer-notification log if the lot shipped.
Can QEHS track water and sanitation-supply monitoring for a food processing facility?
Yes. Monitoring templates capture potable-water testing, sanitation-supply chemistry, and the corrective actions when a result breaches the limit. Records attach to the facility and feed the sanitation pre-operational and operational inspection cadence.

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