Packaging Material Supplier Auditing

Service summary

An evaluation of packaging suppliers against defined technical, quality and intended-use requirements. The audit examines material control, manufacturing practices and changes that may affect packaging performance or product protection.

Findings support risk-based supplier approval and ongoing monitoring. The assessment does not replace packaging testing or establish food-contact, transport or other regulatory suitability without the necessary supporting evidence.

Key objectives

• Evaluate packaging specification controls
• Examine material and manufacturing traceability
• Assess contamination and change controls
• Support packaging supplier decisions

Methodology

Selected packaging items are traced from approved specification through production and release, with additional attention to intended-use documentation.

• Define packaging types, applications, specifications and audit criteria.
• Review material declarations, technical specifications and change agreements.
• Select products, production runs and relevant complaint cases.
• Observe manufacturing, storage, segregation and identification practices.
• Trace material inputs, quality checks and authorised release records.
• Evaluate substitutions, artwork changes and nonconforming output controls.
• Report evidence gaps and findings relevant to supplier oversight.

Key outcomes

References: [G04]

• Packaging supplier audit report
• Material and change-control findings
• Traceability and release evidence
• Intended-use documentation gaps