Testimonials
We are proud to work with so many fantastic clients, here are a few things they’ve said about working with us
[Our consultant] has been an essential ingredient to improving our food safety processes and culture over the years. She has seamlessly worked and complemented our capable QA teams to achieve our quality goals in expedited timeframes.
Food Safety Solutions auditors were professional, knowledgeable and personable, making for a pleasant internal audit experience. They were very thorough and provided necessary feedback, to help us become better with our food safety program. Ultimately, we passed our Food Safety Audit, with their help. We improved our score from the previous year, which is a good testament to their audit process.
Food Safety Solutions made navigating the government regulations easy. They helped us make sense and assisted us in developing a plan that is perfect for us.
Jill was an excellent consultant. Being the first BRC audit for the site, Jill was very patient to answer any questions and laid out a great base for me to work on and get our documentation and system control in place. For our internal audit, Sandra helped us identify gaps before our audit and we made sure to fix them as soon as possible. The result was that the site got Grade AA on the first BRCGS Storage and Distribution Audit. I highly recommend FoodSafetySolutions team for any client (new or old).
You have helped us with revamping and reassessing our Food Safety and Quality program and you have provided us with a more agile and simple tool to work with and confidently maintain our program.
I am glad I have picked you for this task.
When we started working on our food safety program last November, we were under pressure to finish it super quickly so we would be able to obtain listings with most of the main grocery chains. To say the least, we were very overwhelmed with the writing and implementing of all the procedures. Making it happen in 6 months is a reasonable timeline, but we were shooting for 3 months to completion. With the help of FSS, specifically Danni Kneeland, we managed to complete it in 4 months. We were so grateful for Danni’s expertise and knowledge in the field. We completed and passed our audit with flying colors!
I’ve worked with Alyssa for the past year and what an experience. A fantastic one! The knowledge she brings to the table is what brought my business to where it is today. She is very helpful, informative and experienced. After working with her it’s not hard to see where her passion truly lies. She assisted in creating a very impressive food safety plan and continues to strengthen it daily. She provided very valuable resources that allowed me to learn more about my own product and expand into bigger markets. She easily transfers your ideas into organized paperwork and makes it work. Knowledge is power, and can’t wait for our next project together!
Jill has been performing internal audits for our plant since 2012, and year after year her extensive knowledge helped us to maintain our BRC certification. Currently, she is performing internal audits in 3 of our plants, and we will continue this for as long as she is offering her service. Because of her beyond words work ethic and comprehensive understanding of GFSI requirements, I have learned so much since I have met Jill that without any hesitation I would recommend her service.
Danni has been instrumental in assisting our company with obtaining BRC certification at our meat processing plant. She is extremely knowledgeable about food safety and the BRC requirements & audit process.
Her involvement in the certification process allowed us to meet very aggressive timelines set forward by our customers.
Since our initial certification audit, Danni has continued to be an important part of our team in keeping us up to date with changes to the standard and preparation for subsequent audits.
We have nothing but good to say about the services food safety has given us.
Danni was an awesome consultant for us in the plastic plant and Alyssa has been just as awesome with us in consulting in the garden program with Canada Gap.
Everything was explained very clearly and easy to understand so what else can I say we would recommend them to anyone who is looking to get HACCP certified.
Food Safety Solutions was instrumental in moving our business forward. Without a food safety background, navigating that world solo would have been an extremely daunting task. They helped explain and walk through getting the appropriate systems in place and were there to help get through the audits as well. As a small business owner, your time is stretched between so many things, and I don’t think I would have had the time to get to the level they got us too, without their help.
Working with Food Safety Solutions was a significant and important step of our business. Without Alyssa, we would not have passed our inspection. FSS was fast, concise, very clear with the necessary changes needed, and always available. Even at 9 p.m. on a Friday, Alyssa would respond to my frantic emails worrying about the lights in the ceiling. In combination with AFPA & the help of the Provincial Government, we were able to afford FSS, create an action plan, and pass our HACCP certification. Thank you to your team & everyone who helped us!
[FSS] helped us get ready for our initial certification audit. As required, I went through all the courses needed to be the SQF practitioner on-site. I will tell you that there isn’t a better course for SQF out there than working with [our consultant] for a GAP analysis. She is very knowledgeable and thorough in her work. I learned a tremendous amount while working with her and she got us more than ready for our certification audit. An added bonus is her sense of humour and laugh, it helps when things get a bit stressful (which they will!)
We have hired Food Safety Solutions for a number of projects at all of our DC’s and have always had such great service. Alyssa is extremely helpful, and knowledgeable – and truly helped our team accomplish all of our goals/tasks. I never hesitate to recommend them for any food safety needs.
Food Safety Solutions was great to work with. They are a very responsive and organized company that delivers fantastic results. Sanda was a super dedicated consultant who made herself available at all hours of the day which allowed us to pass our audit. Thanks so so much!
We hired [FSS] to help us better understand and guide us through Canada GAP requirements. We had several objectives: to train our farm team in food safety practices, implement the Canada GAP practices throughout our farm operation and get Canada GAP Certification for our berry farm.
[Our consultant] has a wealth of knowledge in the field of food safety and she knows how to apply that knowledge in a practical and results oriented way.
[Her] expert counsel input and direction was instrumental in obtaining our objectives and we passed Canada GAP audit with flying colors- with a score over 99%!
We needed to implement and pass a GFSI audit in order to expand into new retail markets in Canada. We contacted Jill Binder at Food Safety Solutions to help us with this process. They have knowledgeable consultants that are very familiar with SQF and the audit process. Thanks to them we were able to pass our first SQF audit. Jill was an absolute pleasure to work with and made our goal seem tangible. I would highly recommend the consultants at FSS.
Mike & Lisa: We needed to implement and pass a GFSI audit in order to expand into new markets. We contacted Jill Binder at Food Safety Solutions to help us with this process. Jill offered in-depth knowledge of the principles of food safety and the procedures required to achieve our SQF certification. It was a huge learning curve for “first-timers” and a little overwhelming at the beginning. However, with Jill’s food industry knowledge, direction and guidance, we quickly felt capable and at ease with this undertaking. Jill’s help was invaluable. Within 6 months we were able to implement and pass our SQF audit with a score of 95%!!! I would highly recommend Food Safety Solutions.
QC Technician: As a recent graduate stepping into a new role in September 2020 as SQF Practitioner at our company; I felt very nervous about what I was about to take on. Jill provided an immense amount of support, knowledge, and mentorship to me, which helped us through our first internal audit, SQF desk audit, and pass our first SQF certification audit in March 2021. As well, Jill was very easy to contact and always able to make time for my questions and concerns through calls, email, or Zoom. Overall, I’ve had a really great experience working with Jill and would highly recommend Food Safety Solutions.
