Food Safety & Quality Audit Expectations for Costco Suppliers Version 2.0 Effective April 1st, 2023
Food Safety & Quality Audit Expectations for Costco Suppliers
Table of Contents
Costco’s Food Safety & Quality Commitment 4
General Audit Requirements 5
Costco Approved Certification Bodies based on the Costco region(s) you supply 6
Approved Audit Standards by scope of operation 7
Re-Audit Criteria 13
Critical Findings that require re-audit: 14
Costco Audit Standards 15
Costco’s Food Safety Audit 15
Costco’s Small Supplier Audit 15
N60Addendum (Applicable to Suppliers of Raw Beef to Costco Meat Plants) 15
Animal Welfare Audits 15
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) 16
Required System Elements 17
HACCP/Preventive Controls 17
Supplier Approval Program 17
Foreign Material Control 18
Product Traceability 20
Allergen Control 21
MicrobiologicalTesting 21
Irradiation (DogTreats) 22
Pest Control 22
Personnel Hygiene 23
Food Packaging 24
Region Specific Requirements 25
USA - Foreign SupplierVerification Program (FSVP) 25
Canada - Safe Food for Canadians Regulations 25
Costco Audit Databases 26
Enterprise FacilityAudit (EFA) Database 26
Azzule Systems (Fresh Produce) 27
Appendix I.Allergen and Labeling Requirements by Costco Region of Operation 28
Appendix II. MicrobiologicalTesting Requirements for High Risk Foods 30
Test and Hold Program Requirements 31
Environmental Sampling Monitoring Program Requirements 32
Annex 1: Fresh Produce Specific Requirements 33
Annex 2: Frozen Fruit andVegetable Specific Requirements 36
Annex 3: Fresh and FrozenGround Meat Requirements 37
MicrobiologicalTest Program Resources 38
Appendix III. PFAS in Food Packaging 39 | 
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