Hygiene Auditor
Hygiene Auditor
Hygiene Auditor is the qualifying auditors of Hygiene Rating Audit Agency (HRAA) and meeting
the eligibility criteria stated as below:
Eligibility Criteria of Hygiene Auditor
The qualifications and shall meet the following minimum requirements, namely:
- Bachelor’s degree in Food or Dairy Fisheries or Oil Technology or Biotechnology or Agricultural or Veterinary Sciences or Bio-chemistry or Microbiology or Chemistry or Catering Technology or Hotel Management from a recognized university;
- Knowledge of the Act and the rules and regulations made there under; sector specific knowledge of hygienic and sanitary practices, processing techniques, hazards identification, analysis and control and knowledge of contaminants, allergens, etc.;
- Any other additional requirement or mandatory training as maybe specified by the Food
Authority
Roles and Responsibility of Hygiene Auditor
- Auditor shall obey the requirements stated in matrix provided under hygiene rating matrix.
- Evidence shall be collected against the matrix relevant to the industry.
- Audit evidence shall be recorded as material documentary or record evidence or as pictures or by interview or by observation.
- The auditor shall have a detailed audit report (apart from the online shave audit notes prepared during audit other than the audit report which he submits or enters into the hygiene rating port portal. The evidence report collected by the auditor will remain with the auditor and auditing agency for a period of not less than 1 year.
- FSSAI has the right to scrutinize or call for the notes of any audit.
- The auditor shall not use any information provided to him during the course of audit by the FBO for any other purpose other than audit
- The auditor shall enter the time of opening time of meeting of audit and closing time of meeting of audit.
- The auditor will comply with the time schedule provided by the FSSAI as guidance document relevant to industry for hygiene rating.
- Auditors shall comply with the safety requirements and other conditions that may be very specific to the FBO while auditing their production or manufacturing areas.
- The auditor takes the responsibility of his personal safety during the audit and FSSAI is not Right.
- The auditor shall not demand other than audit fees anything by way of reimbursement for travel, accommodation, etc. unless agreed between him/her & FBO.
- The Arrangements between the FBO and the auditor regarding travel and accommodation are not controlled by FSSAI. And FSSAI is not Right for travel, accommodation & dining facilities of auditors.
- The auditor shall not misuse the name of FSSAI directly or indirectly to harass the client Auditor shall disclose his or her identity with the proper evidence on demand in clients.
- place when audit is done as per requirement of client’s place.
- Auditor shall be at all times refer with auditee on any doubt which is likely to arise and record the explanation properly.
Disqualification of Auditor
- If it is found to be misrepresentation FSSAI
- If the reports are found to be false during scrutiny by competent authority
- If the auditor has used unfair practices during audit.
- If auditor has acted with prejudice
- If auditor is subsequently declared a person of unsound mind.
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