Consulting and Auditing Services
Consulting
Apple Leaf employees and contractors can help you prepare for both domestic and international second- and third-party audits. We consult, train and develop food safety prerequisite programs, risks assessments and protocols. We can also perform food safety and quality-based training for your employees.
Apple Leaf helps prepare your operation for new regulation compliances in the following areas:
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Planning
- Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
- Non-GFSI Standards
- Supply Chain Assessment
- Environmental Sampling
- Risk
Assessments
- Hygiene & Worker Safety
- Approved Suppliers
- Food Defense
- Food Fraud
- Market Access
- Sustainability
In addition, our experienced staff can assist your operation with:
- Environmental monitoring
- ATP Programs
- Water testing
- MRL testing
- Food fraud testing
- Trace/recall procedures
- Other testing as requested

Auditing
Apple Leaf performs audits to ensure that each site we serve meets certification level requirements for both GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) and non-GFSI standards. We are currently certified to perform GFSI audits for the following audit schemes:
- SQF (Safe Quality Food)
- BRC Global Standard
- GLOBALG.A.P. (Option 1 IFA/Option 2 QMS/Combinable Crop/GRASP/Tesco/PHA/FSMA
- PRIMUS GFS
- National Organic Program (NOP)
In addition, we perform audits for non-GFSI schemes such as:
- LIVE
- Salmon-Safe
- Costco
- Red Tomato
- NON-GFSI PRIMUS and GMP standards
- The Non-GMO Project
- NOP (National Organic Program)

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