Certification / SALSA Approval

Practical support for SALSA approval.

For smaller food and drink producers, Primor helps interpret relevant requirements, implement proportionate controls, prepare for assessment and keep systems working afterwards.

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Is SALSA right for your business?

SALSA can provide smaller food and drink producers with a recognised way to demonstrate that they operate safely and legally. The need often arises when a prospective customer, wholesaler, retailer or foodservice buyer asks for independent assurance before opening a commercial opportunity. Not every business needs SALSA. Primor helps establish what your customer requires, whether SALSA is appropriate and what needs to be put in place.

Customer requirements

Understand what the customer or target market expects before committing time and money.

Appropriate systems

Build controls that reflect your products, risks, operation and people.

Commercial purpose

Pursue approval because it supports a worthwhile opportunity—not simply for another certificate.

Practical SALSA support from preparation to maintenance.

From readiness review and gap assessment through to implementation, SALSA audit preparation and ongoing food safety support for small producers, Primor keeps the work practical and focused.

Readiness review — establish your current position, what already works and where attention is required.

Gap assessment — compare systems and practices against relevant SALSA requirements.

Food-safety systems — improve HACCP, supplier, allergen, traceability and recall controls.

Implementation — help your team put requirements into practice, not only into documents.

Audit preparation — test essential systems, evidence and open actions before assessment.

Ongoing maintenance — keep systems current so preparation does not begin again shortly before the next audit.

The right level of control. Nothing unnecessary.

A smaller producer does not need the technical department or administrative burden of a multinational food business. It needs controls appropriate to its products and risks, manageable by its people and credible to the customers it wants to supply.

WE DON’T BUILD THE BIGGEST SYSTEM. WE BUILD THE RIGHT SYSTEM.

What Primor can help you manage.

HACCP development and review · Supplier approval · Product specifications · Allergen controls · Traceability systems and exercises · Withdrawal and recall procedures · Food-safety documentation · Internal reviews and audits · Corrective actions · Root-cause analysis · Customer technical requirements · Ongoing system maintenance

The exact scope depends on your products, processes, customers, existing capability and the applicable SALSA requirements. Primor agrees clear responsibilities before work begins.

Before, during and after assessment.

Before — understand requirements, close genuine gaps, implement practical controls and make sure evidence reflects how the business operates.

During — ensure the right people, information and evidence are available. Primor’s exact involvement during assessment is agreed in advance.

After — respond properly to findings, complete corrective actions and maintain the systems needed to remain consistently prepared.

SALSA for brokers, storage and distribution.

SALSA also provides a route for qualifying smaller businesses involved in brokering, storing or distributing food products. Primor can help relevant businesses understand requirements and implement proportionate controls around suppliers, traceability, product information, storage and customer assurance.

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Frequently asked questions.

Does our business need SALSA approval? That depends on your customers, products, operation and commercial objectives. Primor can help establish what is genuinely required before you commit to a route.

Is SALSA the same as BRCGS? No. They are different schemes with different scopes and requirements. The appropriate option depends on the business opportunity and customer requirement.

Can Primor help maintain SALSA systems after approval? Yes. Primor can provide ongoing outsourced technical support to keep agreed systems current, manage actions and help the business remain prepared.

Is Primor an official SALSA mentor? The nature of Primor’s support and any applicable professional or scheme-specific status will be confirmed before engagement. No affiliation should be assumed.

Pursuing SALSA for a customer opportunity?

Understand what is required, what your business already has and what genuinely needs to happen next.

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