Tesco Non Food Standard
Raw Material, Packaging and Secondary Site Management Supplier and secondary site approval and management ensures that the site receives safe and legal materials of the desired quality from reputable suppliers.
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3.1 Base
| Supplier Risk Assessment
| All suppliers must be assessedto determine the overall potential risk associated with heir materials. The assessment must consider: • Any known defects or potential problems associated with the material and/or the supplier • The volume and usage of the material • Functionality of the material The assessment is then used todetermine how the supplier is approved and monitored and thelevel of monitoring required on the rawmaterial | The assessment is in the form of a matrix. New supplier + known defects + high volume used + contained within majority of products on site = High Risk and therefore a site audit is required. Existing supplier + no known defects + low volume = Low Risk and therefore a supplier self audit report is required. |
3.2 Base
| Supplier Approval
| Approval must include at least one of, or, a combination of: A site audit A valid 3 rd party certification Supplier self assessment questionnaire
| A suitable 3 rd part certification would include the BRC Consumer Product Standard, IFS or IOP.
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3.3 Base
| Third Party Audits
| If a supplier has been approved on the basis of 3 rd party audit, the valid certificate, audit report and corrective action summary must be available on site. The site must have reviewed this material.
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| 3.4 Base | Audit Requirement
| If the assessment requires an approval audit to be carried out, this must be completed prior to supply and must encompass the principles of this standard. If a critical non-conformance or 4 major non-conformances are found, corrective action must be completed and verified before supply begins. If the site is an existing supplier and there is potential impact on Tesco products in the supply chain, Tesco must be informed immediately. The audit report and details of the agreed corrective actions and timescales must be available on site, together with verification of completed corrective actions. |
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| 3.5 Base | Approved Supplier Database
| Raw materials & packaging must be sourced only from approved suppliers. Supplier details, including the materials supplied must be held on an approved supplier database. | e.g. factory systems only permit purchase orders to be raised for approved suppliers.
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| 3.6 Base | Trained Auditors
| Supplier audits, where required, must be completed by trained auditors with experience in the product area being assessed. | e.g. Internal auditor training or trained by an Internal Auditor.
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