Practical self-assessment tools for food safety professionals. Each tool covers a single audit topic in 30–40 structured questions — with auto-scoring, a 4-level maturity model, and a prioritised action log.
No consultant. No training. Open the file and start — the tool guides you through the rest.
Choose the topic relevant to your upcoming audit or known gap area. Instant Excel download.
Work through 30–40 structured questions. Score 0, 1, or 2. Add notes where relevant.
Your overall score, section breakdowns, maturity level, and System Stability Index update automatically.
The Action Log prioritises corrective actions for you. Assign owners, set dates, share with management.
Each Stress Test covers a single food safety topic in depth — scored, structured, and mapped to GFSI standards.
38 questions across lot traceability, mass balance, documentation, system controls, non-conforming product, and supplier visibility.
Supplier approval, risk classification, monitoring frequency, audit evidence, and sub-contractor visibility.
Vulnerability assessment methodology, ingredient risk, supply chain mapping, and mitigation controls.
Personnel hygiene, zoning, cleaning verification, visitor controls, and GMP compliance evidence.
Testing schedules, method validation, laboratory competence, result interpretation, and trend analysis.
Document control, record integrity, version management, retrieval time, and audit trail completeness.
Hazard analysis depth, CCP identification, monitoring procedures, verification activities, and team competence.
Allergen risk assessment, cross-contact controls, labelling accuracy, cleaning validation, and staff awareness.
Cleaning schedules, method validation, chemical controls, pre-op inspection, and micro-trending.
Threat assessment, site security, access controls, insider threat awareness, and incident response plans.
The same structure across every Stress Test — so once you know one, you know all of them.
30–40 structured questions across 6 audit sections. Score each 0, 1, or 2. Add notes for evidence. Built from real audit findings — not generic checklists.
Auto-calculated overall score, section % compliance, 4-level maturity rating, and System Stability Index. Updates live as you score. No formulas to touch.
Topic-specific auditor red flags explained in plain language. What each maturity level looks like in practice. What evidence auditors actually expect to see.
Auto-populated corrective action list, prioritised by criticality. Assign owners, set target dates, add status. Ready to share with management or your certification body.
Not the consultants. Not the auditors. The QA professionals who live with the system every day.
Find your gaps before the auditor does. Get a prioritised action list ready to present to management.
Identify systemic weaknesses — not just paperwork. Benchmark your system honestly against GFSI standards.
Structured 30–40 question protocol with section-by-section scoring and documented findings for CAPA follow-up.
Rapid pre-engagement baseline. Scored findings to anchor your advisory work. Works across IFS, BRCGS, FSSC, ISO 22000.
Most companies believe they are at Level 3.
Most are at Level 2.
Each FoodAuditLab Stress Test is designed to show you honestly where your system sits — not where your documentation says it does. The gap between those two things is where auditors find findings.
Download the Traceability Stress Test — the first tool in the FoodAuditLab series. 38 questions. Auto-scoring. Maturity level. Action log. Instant download.
Excel (.xlsx) · Works in Microsoft Excel & Google Sheets · Instant download · No setup required