A presentation by Matthew van den Honert B-tech, Owner, CereusSA (Pty) Ltd, South Africa.

Delivered during the 38th annual SAPICS event for supply chain professionals in Sun City, South Africa.

What is the risk of non-compliance to certification schemes and audit standards in the food industry? There are many certification schemes available on the global stage. Each of these has been designed to better the organisation, however, many companies merely implement these in order to have a certificate. The risk of non-compliance is potentially catastrophic to the manufacturer.

The presentation will look at a case by case basis where the effective lack of management and adherence to the management systems resulted in outbreaks which destroyed national and global supply chains, affected economies and sunk organisations.