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Overview of the FSC certification audit procedure:
1. Apply
The customer fills in the FSC-COC application certification certification form and sends me back to our company. Our company will prepare a chain of custody quotation proposal based on the company information provided by the questionnaire. If accepted, your company will sign an agreement and draft an audit date with our company.
2. On-site audit
a) First meeting
The auditor explains the process and determines the scope of certification for the chain of custody
On-site audit
The following items are generally evaluated:
I) Purchase
Visiting Purchasing
Review of documents and records
Acceptance, measurement and recording of incoming goods (raw materials or products)
Storage of incoming materials (raw materials), including site control of certified materials.
Assessment of chain of custody input
II) Process
Assessment of the risk of blending certified and non-certified materials/products.
Evaluation of control system implementation
Control and identification during processing, sorting and packaging
ID) Output material
Isolation and identification of certified products in the warehouse
Labeling and dispatching
Sales
3. The auditor announces on the spot whether the company has passed the certification.
4. Issuance of audit reports and certificates
5. Supervised visits are held annually or every six months to ensure the continued effective implementation of the chain of custody system.
6. The certificate is valid for five years and will be re-evaluated every five years.
