GAP AUDITS ON-SITE OR REMOTE AUSTRALIA WIDE

Food Safety Gap Audits.
Know Your Gaps Before the Real Audit.

Preparing for a regulatory audit, certification, a council inspection or a major customer audit? An ANFSI gap audit compares your current food safety program or management system against the standard you need to meet, then gives you a clear, prioritised action plan to close the gaps.

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Written Report With a Prioritised Action Plan
On-Site or Remote Assessment
The Short Answer

What Is a Food
Safety Gap Audit?

A food safety gap audit is a structured review that compares what your business does today with what a specific standard requires. It checks your documentation, procedures, records and day-to-day practices, identifies where they fall short, and ranks each gap by risk so you know what to fix first.

A gap audit is a preparation tool, not a regulatory audit. We agree the benchmark with you before we start, so every finding is measured against the standard that actually matters to your business.

Food Standards Code
The food safety standards in Chapter 3, including Standard 3.2.2A food safety management tools.
Food Safety Programs
Including Standard 3.3.1 for businesses serving vulnerable persons, such as aged care and hospitals.
HACCP and ISO 22000
Codex HACCP principles and ISO 22000 for businesses preparing for certification.
Customer Requirements
Where a major customer sets its own food safety standard for its suppliers.

How an ANFSI Gap Audit Works

1
Scope
Benchmark, Sites and Areas
2
Review
Documents, Records and Practices
3
Report
Findings Ranked by Risk
4
Support
Help to Close the Gaps
When It Helps Most

When Should You Book a Gap Audit?

Regulatory

Before a Regulatory Audit

Check your Food Safety Program against current requirements before your scheduled third-party regulatory audit. See our regulatory food safety audits.

Certification

Before Certification

Preparing for HACCP or ISO 22000 certification? A gap audit shows how far your system is from the benchmark, and what to build first.

Non-Conformances

After Audit Findings

Received non-conformances from a previous audit? A gap audit confirms the root issues are fixed and checks for anything else that could fail next time.

Customers

Before a Customer Audit

Supplying a major customer? Check your system against their requirements before their auditor arrives. See also supplier and subcontractor audits.

Change

After Major Change

New premises, processes, products or management? Confirm your documented system still matches how the business actually operates.

Who We Help

Gap Audits for
Your Sector

Need help closing the gaps? Our food safety consultants support FSMS development, HACCP consulting and food safety SOPs.

Food Manufacturing
Readiness for regulatory, customer and certification audits
Aged Care
Food Safety Program and FSMS readiness for vulnerable persons settings
Hospitality
Restaurants, cafes, hotels and caterers
Cook Chill and RTE
Cook chill and ready-to-eat operations
Common Questions

Gap Audit FAQs

No. A gap audit is a private assessment that helps you prepare. It does not replace the regulatory audit your business may be required to have. Regulatory audits must be conducted by an auditor approved by the relevant state food safety regulator.
Yes, much of a gap audit can be done remotely, including the review of your documents and records. Where the benchmark requires us to observe practices on site, we will agree that with you when scoping the audit.
A gap audit measures your system against a standard you are preparing to meet. An internal audit checks that your existing system is being followed day to day. See our internal food safety audits.
A closing discussion that explains every finding in plain language, and a written report that identifies each gap, ranks it by risk and sets out a prioritised action plan. If you want help closing the gaps, our consultants can support you.
Yes. ANFSI supports food businesses across Australia, on-site or online, and also works with clients in Australasia, Oceania and Southeast Asia. Contact us at info@anfsi.com.au.
Contact ANFSI

Find Your Gaps Before Your Auditor Does

Tell us what you are preparing for and we will recommend the right scope. A licensed food safety professional will respond within one business day.

Clear gap identification, each gap ranked by risk
A prioritised action plan, so you know what to fix first
A closing discussion in plain language and a written report
Response to your enquiry within one business day
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