FSMA Fridays: Third-Party Auditing (Part Two Of Four)

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In part one of FSMA Fridays: Third-Party Auditing, SafetyChain Software’s VP of Marketing, Jill Bender was joined by The Acheson Group’s (TAG) founder and CEO Dr. David Acheson to discuss FSMA's third-party auditing rule, including the latest updates from the FDA and what companies should be doing based on the rule. Here, in part two, the duo continues their conversation.

Jill: Will all auditors of FDA facilities need to be accredited for this program?

David: That's a key question and I think many have asked it to this very point: Will all auditors need to be accredited by this program? The very short answer is, “no.” That is not the intent. What we would consider one of today's audits, a GFSI audit, or a non-GFSI-related audit; those auditors do not need to be accredited by this program. That's a very clear difference.

In a second we'll talk a little bit about what is the program focused on, but I think this is an important question to clarify and to repeat. This does not mean every auditor out there needs to be accredited by the program. That's where this one goes, Jill.