Food manufacturers are required to check the specifications of the purchased ingredients periodically. Often they do this at least once every three years. This periodic check entails a risk because what is registered may not be in line with reality. The recorded data often serve as a source for your Quality Control and moreover, you also want to be able to rely on correct, certified information in your recipe management.
Why only once every three years?
Why then check “only” once every three years? After all, surely you want these data to be always accurate and up to date? You do not need to look far for the reason for the three-yearly check; it is a very labour-intensive process! Keeping track of the products “whose turn it is”. Collecting all the data. Requesting them from the producers. Completing forms. Comparing with older specifications and, once you’ve finally collected all the data, proceeding with the internal approval process. Monitoring the checks, because after all, you never know whether someone somewhere has made a mistake.
There is room for improvement
BESTMIX SpecTrack solves this for you. In your dashboard, you will find a clear statement of the number of product specifications that need to be renewed. You can subsequently send them in one go to the suppliers concerned. BESTMIX SpecTrack finds the relevant contact person. Your suppliers check what is correct and adjust if necessary. BESTMIX SpecTrack checks for you whether there are any changes. Are there? OK, then we proceed with the approval process. Has nothing changed? Great. Touch wood, and get on with what you’re good at: producing food. It’s as simple as that, so you will want to apply this not just once every three years, but much more often. After all, why run unnecessary risks?
