2024 Quality and Food Safety Internal Review (Audit): Swyra Garikapati
Swyra Garikapati is the APAC Quality Systems Manager at Hilton Foods, boasting over 15 years of expertise in food quality and safety within the industry. With a solid foundation in Food Science and an MBA, Swyra has experience working in various food categories and international experience across multiple countries, including the United Kingdom and India. She is committed to promoting best practices in all aspects of Quality Systems and Management, leveraging her robust experience in developing and implementing systems. Swyra’s primary focus areas include Quality and Food Safety Systems, HACCP, GFSI standards, Customer standards, QMS, Auditing, Supplier Management, and Risk Management. In 2023, Swyra was awarded as the Food Industry Association QLD Food Quality Champion.
In this presentation, Swyra Garikapati emphasizes the importance of impartiality in conducting quality and food safety internal reviews. Highlighting the role of audits in ensuring consumer confidence, compliance, and ethical responsibility, Swyra outlines strategies to reduce bias, prevent conflicts of interest, and maintain audit credibility. Key steps, including standardized procedures, objective documentation, and auditor accountability, provide a clear path to achieving fair and reliable internal reviews essential for maintaining high food safety standards. This session is ideal for professionals focused on enhancing transparency and trust within their quality and safety systems.
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