What to review before a food safety audit: a 60-day planning benchmark
A focused review of pest-related records, corrective-action trails, IPM documentation, and facility-risk indicators leadership should check before the audit window opens.
Free Resources
Tools to help you prepare before we meet.
Two self-review tools setting out CoreServe practice guidance. Each is versioned, dated, and lists the requirements to check it against. Download them without obligation. Use them to assess where you stand before requesting a scope review.
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Free resources. No cost. No obligation.
Each resource is available as an immediate download. They are designed to give facility leaders, QA managers, and service business owners a practical starting point before any consulting engagement begins.
Free Resource · Food Safety
Food Safety Audit Readiness Checklist
A practical checklist covering documentation, facility conditions, pest compliance, corrective action records, and staff readiness, for facilities preparing for an AIB International inspection or an audit against a GFSI-recognized programme such as SQF or BRCGS.
Download Free Checklist
No form required. Use the contact form when you are ready to discuss a scoped audit-readiness review.
Free Resource · Pest Compliance
Pest Compliance Documentation Guide
Common documentation gaps in food facility pest-compliance records, including IPM records, corrective action logs, pest trend reports, service records, and verification documentation.
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No form required. Use the contact form when you are ready to discuss IPM documentation or corrective action support.
Why we offer these free
Informed clients make better decisions.
Every framework, checklist, and self-assessment in this section comes from work CoreServe has done inside actual facilities and operating companies. They are offered without obligation because the goal is not to sell consulting. It is to help facility leaders and service operators understand where they stand.
If a checklist helps you prepare for an audit without CoreServe's involvement, that is a good outcome. If it reveals a gap that warrants a conversation, we are here for that too.
"Clarity before action. Every time."
B.J. Stephens · Founder, CoreServe Partners
Insights
Executive briefs for audit-readiness decisions.
CoreServe insights help QA leaders, plant managers, and facility teams prepare pest compliance documentation before audit pressure escalates.
CoreServe Readiness Brief Series
A growing library of practical briefs on audit readiness, documentation discipline, and corrective-action follow-through.
Move from self-review to a scoped engagement
If the checklist or the documentation guide surfaces open items inside your audit window, a scope review defines what CoreServe would assess, document, and deliver.
Buyer Path
Move from self-review to scoped advisory support.
Use the resources first, then decide whether your team needs an evidence review, services overview, or scope review.
Download the checklist
Start with a practical self-review of documentation, pest compliance records, corrective-action evidence, and staff readiness.
Compare against the evidence framework
Review how CoreServe frames advisory outcomes, proof requirements, and compliance-safe evidence language.
Request a scoped discussion
When gaps are visible, discuss your facility, audit timeline, documentation pressure, and support needs.
Ready to go further
Reduce compliance risk before it becomes cost.
If the checklist revealed a gap, or confirmed what you already suspected, a focused scope review is the next step. CoreServe will help you understand the scope, timeline, and deliverables before any engagement begins.