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Eight practice areas covering the full scope of FDA and GFSI requirements. Each service lists exactly what you receive, so you can compare us line for line with anyone.

Food Safety Systems

The core programs FDA and every GFSI scheme expect, written for your process and your people.

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HACCP & FSMA Preventive Controls Plans

Project

Full authorship of your HACCP plan and FSMA Food Safety Plan: hazard analysis, process and allergen preventive controls, monitoring, corrective actions and verification.

You receive
  • Hazard analysis and food safety plan, PCQI-reviewed
  • Monitoring, verification and corrective action records
  • Implementation roadmap and team training materials
21 CFR 117 Subpart C · FSPCA · Codex HACCP

Prerequisite Programs & GMPs

Project

The foundation programs that make HACCP work: GMPs, allergen management, foreign material control, glass and brittle plastic, maintenance, pest control and more.

You receive
  • Written prerequisite programs and SOPs
  • Inspection checklists and record forms
  • Employee GMP training materials
21 CFR 117 Subpart B · GFSI PRPs

Food Safety Policies & Procedures

Project

A complete, scheme-aligned food safety manual and document control system, so procedures, forms and records stay consistent and current.

You receive
  • Food safety and quality manual
  • Document control structure and master list
  • Management review and CAPA procedures
SQF Module 2 · BRCGS Section 1–3 · ISO 22000

Change Management

Project

Formal assessment of changes to formulas, processes, suppliers, equipment or facilities, so a change never quietly introduces a new hazard.

You receive
  • Management of change procedure and risk form
  • Reassessment triggers for HACCP and labels
  • New product and line start-up checklist
21 CFR 117.170 reanalysis · GFSI change control

GFSI Certification Readiness

Independent preparation for SQF, BRCGS and FSSC 22000. We don't sell the certification audit, so we tell you exactly what an auditor will find.

Book a gap assessment

GFSI Gap Assessment

Project

A clause-by-clause assessment against your chosen scheme, on site and in your records, with findings graded the way a certification auditor grades them.

You receive
  • Clause-by-clause gap report with evidence
  • Findings ranked minor, major and critical
  • Prioritized corrective action roadmap with owners
SQF Ed. 9 & 10 · BRCGS Issue 9 · FSSC 22000 v6 & v7

Mock Certification Audit

On site

A full-length rehearsal of your certification audit: opening meeting, floor walk, record review, interviews and closing, so your team knows what the real day feels like.

You receive
  • Scored mock audit report
  • Interview coaching for supervisors and operators
  • Final pre-audit punch list
Recommended 6–10 weeks before your audit

Edition & Version Transitions

Project

Update your system to SQF Edition 10 or FSSC 22000 Version 7 with a change-by-change transition plan instead of rewriting everything.

You receive
  • Requirement change map for your site
  • Updated procedures and records
  • Team briefing on what changed
SQF Ed. 10 audits from 2027 · FSSC v7 upgrade audits from May 2027

Internal Audit Program & CAPA

Project · Retainer

An internal audit schedule your team can actually run, plus root cause and corrective action support when findings come back from any audit.

You receive
  • Risk-based internal audit schedule and checklists
  • Root cause analysis and CAPA templates
  • Certification audit non-conformance response support
All GFSI schemes

Validation & Verification

Proof that your controls work. We plan, organize, execute and document your annual V&V at your site.

Plan this year's V&V

Annual Validation & Verification Program

Annual

A single annual plan covering every required activity, with Apex on site to run or support the work and compile the evidence.

You receive
  • Annual V&V calendar with acceptance criteria
  • Completed records and summary report
  • Gap closure plan for anything that failed
21 CFR 117.160 & 117.165 · GFSI V&V clauses

Kill Step & CCP Validation

Project

Scientific justification for baking, frying, cooking and chilling steps, using published literature, process data and, where needed, third-party lab challenge studies we coordinate.

You receive
  • Validation study protocol and data review
  • Scientific basis and critical limit justification
  • Coordination with an accredited lab when testing is required
Process preventive controls · CCP validation

Cleaning & Allergen Changeover Validation

Project

Show that your cleaning removes allergens and residues between runs, using visual inspection, ATP and allergen-specific testing.

You receive
  • Validation protocol for each changeover
  • Sampling plan and results summary
  • Ongoing verification frequency
Allergen preventive controls · FALCPA / FASTER Act

Equipment & Shelf-Life Verification

Project

Metal detector, X-ray and checkweigher performance verification, plus shelf-life study design and review for new and reformulated products.

You receive
  • Equipment challenge procedures and records
  • Shelf-life study design and data interpretation
  • Date-code justification for labels
Foreign material control · Product stability

Sanitation & Hygiene

Sanitation programs, environmental monitoring and GMP audits that hold up to swabs, auditors and FDA investigators.

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Sanitation Program Development

Project

Equipment-specific SSOPs, a master sanitation schedule and pre-op inspection system that your sanitation crew can follow without guesswork.

You receive
  • SSOPs with chemicals, concentrations and steps
  • Master sanitation schedule
  • Pre-operational inspection forms
21 CFR 117 Subpart B · Sanitation preventive controls

Environmental Monitoring Program

Project

A risk-based EMP for Listeria and Salmonella with zoning, site maps, sampling frequencies and a corrective action plan for positives.

You receive
  • Hygienic zoning map and swab site list
  • Sampling and testing schedule
  • Positive-result investigation procedure
21 CFR 117.165(a)(3) · RTE environments

GMP & Sanitation Audits

On site

A plant walk against GMP and sanitation requirements, line by line or across the whole operation, with photos and corrective actions.

You receive
  • Photo-documented audit report
  • Risk-ranked findings
  • Follow-up verification visit option
One-time or quarterly

Pest Control & Hygienic Design Review

Project

Review of your pest management contract and trend data, plus hygienic design input for new equipment, line layouts and facility changes.

You receive
  • Pest program and provider gap review
  • Equipment and layout hygienic design comments
  • Trend review template
GFSI pest & design clauses

Supplier Assurance

Control the risk that arrives at your receiving door, from raw materials to co-manufacturers to imported ingredients.

Strengthen your supply chain

Supplier Approval Program

Project

A risk-based approval and monitoring program with document requirements by risk level, approved supplier list and performance review.

You receive
  • Supplier risk assessment and approval procedure
  • Supplier document request package
  • Approved supplier list and review schedule
21 CFR 117 Subpart G supply-chain program

Supplier & Co-Manufacturer Audits

On site

Second-party audits of ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers and co-packers, or qualification of a new co-manufacturer before you sign.

You receive
  • Supplier audit report and risk rating
  • Co-man qualification summary
  • Corrective action follow-up
HACCP · GMP · SSOP · recall review

Specification & COA Management

Retainer

Raw material and finished product specifications, COA review and non-conforming material handling, kept current as suppliers change.

You receive
  • Raw material and finished product specs
  • COA review against specs
  • Hold and release procedure
GFSI specification clauses

Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)

Importers · Foreign suppliers

Full FSVP implementation for US importers, and export readiness for foreign suppliers whose US customers must verify them.

For US importers
  • Scoping, exemptions and FSVP inventory
  • FSVP for each food and supplier
  • Supplier audits, record review and testing
  • DUNS entry data and FDA records readiness
For foreign suppliers
  • FSVP supplier document package
  • FDA Preventive Controls food safety plan
  • FDA registration and US agent coordination
  • Importer audit readiness and US labels
Explore FSVP services 21 CFR 1 Subpart L

Food Fraud, Defense & Recall Readiness

The programs you hope never to use, built so they work the first time you need them.

Schedule a mock recall

Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment

Project

A VACCP assessment of each raw material for economically motivated adulteration and substitution, with mitigation measures where risk is significant.

You receive
  • Vulnerability assessment by ingredient
  • Food fraud mitigation plan
  • Annual review procedure
GFSI food fraud requirement

Food Defense Plan

Project

A TACCP-style threat assessment and, where it applies, an FDA Intentional Adulteration food defense plan with actionable process steps and mitigation strategies.

You receive
  • Vulnerability assessment and site security review
  • Written food defense plan
  • Monitoring and corrective action records
21 CFR 121 · GFSI food defense

Recall Plan & Mock Recall

Project · Annual

A recall plan with contact trees and templates, then a timed mock recall that traces lots one step forward and one step back.

You receive
  • Recall and withdrawal plan
  • Timed mock recall with mass balance
  • Crisis communication templates
21 CFR 117.139 · GFSI traceability

FSMA 204 Traceability Readiness

Project

For foods on the Food Traceability List: identify critical tracking events and key data elements, and build a traceability plan you can produce within 24 hours.

You receive
  • Food Traceability List applicability review
  • CTE and KDE mapping for your operation
  • Written traceability plan
21 CFR 1 Subpart S · no enforcement before Jul 20, 2028

Labeling & Regulatory

Labels, claims and FDA obligations handled with precision, because a label is a legal document.

Get a label reviewed

Nutrition Facts Panel & Analysis

Per SKU

Nutritional analysis with licensed nutrient database software and an FDA-compliant Nutrition Facts Panel, including RACC serving sizes and rounding rules.

You receive
  • Nutrient analysis report
  • Print-ready Nutrition Facts Panel
  • Ingredient statement and allergen declaration
21 CFR 101.9 · 101.12 RACC

Retail Label & Packaging Review

Per label

Every element of the label checked against FDA and retailer requirements before it goes to print.

You receive
  • Marked-up label with required corrections
  • Retailer requirement check
  • Sign-off record for your files
21 CFR 101 · FALCPA · FASTER Act

Claims Substantiation

Per claim

Nutrient content, health, structure/function and marketing claims reviewed for compliance, with the documentation to back each one.

You receive
  • Claim-by-claim compliance opinion
  • Substantiation file
  • Compliant alternative wording
21 CFR 101.13 · 101.14 · 101.93

FDA Registration & Inspection Support

Project

Food facility registration and biennial renewal, FDA inspection readiness, and help drafting responses to Form 483 observations and warning letters.

You receive
  • Registration or renewal filed with FDA
  • Inspection readiness walk-through
  • 483 response drafting support
21 CFR 1 Subpart H · renewal Oct–Dec of even years

Culture, Training & Quality Systems

People and systems that keep everything working after we leave.

Talk culture and training

Food Safety Culture Program

Project

Leadership commitment, communication, recognition and behavioral metrics that meet GFSI culture expectations and change what happens on the floor.

You receive
  • Culture assessment and employee survey
  • Food safety culture plan with objectives
  • Gemba walk and recognition toolkit
GFSI culture · SQF 2.1 · BRCGS 1.1

Training Materials & Internal Auditing

Project

Apex builds the training materials your team delivers, from GMP onboarding to CCP monitoring, then verifies effectiveness through internal audits.

You receive
  • Role-based training modules and quizzes
  • Training matrix and records
  • Training effectiveness verification
21 CFR 117.4 qualified individuals

Digital Quality Management

Project

Move records, monitoring, CAPA and compliance workflows from paper to digital, in SafeFood360, SafetyChain, Redzone or Cernova.

You receive
  • Form and workflow configuration
  • Record migration plan
  • User training
Real-time, audit-ready records

Compliance Retainer & Multi-Site Advisory

Retainer

Ongoing oversight for CAPA, COA review, audit preparation and real-time issue support, for a single plant or a network of facilities.

You receive
  • Monthly hours and response commitment
  • Quarterly compliance review
  • Multi-site program consistency checks
Month-to-month
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