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Karimont works with food businesses that have a specific food safety, regulatory or labelling problem, and don't need a large firm to solve it. Most fall into one of these five groups.
Food manufacturers and processors
Small and mid-sized sites preparing for SQF, BRCGS or FSSC 22000, or fixing what an audit found.
Usual problems
- A certification audit is booked and the gaps aren't clear
- The HACCP plan no longer matches the process
- Procedures say one thing and the floor does another
- Open corrective actions from the last audit
Importers and distributors
Businesses that bring food into Canada or move it between provinces.
Usual problems
- Working out whether you need an SFCR licence
- A preventive control plan for imported food
- Evidence that foreign suppliers meet Canadian requirements
- Canadian labels for imported products
Emerging food brands
Brand owners and start-ups getting a product onto shelves for the first time.
Usual problems
- A label that has to be right before the first print run
- Choosing and approving a co-packer
- A retailer asking about certification or a food safety plan
- Working out which rules apply at all
Teams with an audit date
Any site with an audit in the calendar and more to do than time to do it.
Usual problems
- Not knowing which gaps an auditor will grade as major
- Records that need to be built up, not written in a week
- Corrective actions due after the audit
Teams that need specialist QA capacity
Businesses without a dedicated QA person, or a QA lead who needs support.
Usual problems
- Internal audits and reviews keep slipping
- Supplier re-approvals have built up
- Regulatory changes are hard to keep track of
I also work with
- Co-packers, distributors and food warehouses
- Packaging and design agencies
- Other consultancies needing specialist input
- Incubators and food-business programs
If you're a consultancy or agency that needs specialist food safety or labelling input on a client project, we can agree a scope for that part of the work.
Have a food safety problem?Tell me what's happening.
A few sentences are enough. I'll reply with a sensible next step.