Example of Audit Checklists for Initial Equivalence

Slaughter/Processing Questionnaire Initials____ Date______ AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR SLAUGHTER/PROCESSING QUESTIONNAIRE For each question and request, verify that the information presented by Costa Rica is correct. If correct, check the yes block. If not correct, check the no block. If you checked the no block, please state what you found and any public health concerns. If you need more room, please continue on the back of the checklist and initial and date your entry. If you are not responsible for auditing information of a particular question, write “Not Applicable”. Please sign and date the checklist when you have completed your audit. Please initial and date each page. A. Program Organization 1. For each of the products under this application, what governmental agencies enforce the relevant laws and regulations relating to the testing, approval, and control of: (a) additives (including the use of irradiation), (b) packaging materials, (c) nonfood compounds, (d) residues, and (e) slaughter/processing requirements (canning, de-boning, grinding, etc.)? Include organizational charts for each of these agencies. ___YES ___NO 2. What is the functional relationship among these government agencies and between these agencies and any separate activities at state, provincial, or local levels? ___YES ___NO ______________________________________________________________ Slaughter/Processing Questionnaire 2 Initials____ Date______ 3. What ...