Report & Corrective Action Summary
 
Audit #: 72030 Audit Type: Ranch v07.04    Customer: Bengard Ranch, Inc.
Ranch: Sibley Drain
Grower: Griffin Ranches
Audit Date: 11/14/2007 Auditor: Javier Sollozo  
Audit Score: 92% Contact Person: Ray Griffin/Mary Campbell  
Product(s): Lettuce, Head
Audit Scope: Audit scope includes a review of the required food safety files, and a visual survey of the field operations only.
Category
Question
Number
Question
Possible
Points
Given Answer
Given
Points
Auditor Comment
Corrective Action Response
Corrective Action Comment
Food Security
09.08
Is equipment examined for tampering prior to use?
5
No
0
No. Documented verification that the equipment is examined for tampering prior to use was not available.
No Response
No Comments
Food Security
09.09
Are company supervisors required to undergo documented security training with attendance records?
5
No
0
No. Practice is not yet implemented.
No Response
No Comments
Crop Protection
07.02
Is there a documented policy and/or procedures for the rinsing and cleaning of crop protection equipment?
5
No
0
No. Policy was not available for review from some companies contracted outside.
No Response
No Comments
Crop Protection
07.04
Is there documentation that shows employees who handle crop protection materials are trained or are under the supervision of a trained individual?
15
No
0
No. Documentation from some companies contracted outside was not available for review.
No Response
No Comments
Crop Protection
07.13
Have documented policies and/or procedures been developed for the monitoring of crop protection application equipment (e.g. calibration procedures, inspections, replacement)?
10
No
0
No. Calibration, sanitation procedures/events are not documented.
No Response
No Comments
Fertilizer/Crop Nutrition
05.07b
Are there Certificate(s) of Analysis (COA), letters of guarantee or some other documents from the inorganic fertilizer supplier(s) that specifies the source of all the ingredients including inert materials?
7
No
0
No. Several companies supply fertilizers: some of he letters of guarantee were not available for review.
No Response
No Comments
Irrigation/Water Use
06.05c
Do animals (domestic, livestock, or wild) have access to the water source?
7
Yes
0
Yes. However, no issues seen during the tour.
No Response
No Comments
Irrigation/Water Use
06.05h
Do written procedures (SOPs) exist covering proper sampling protocols?
10
No
0
No. Procedures were not available for review.
No Response
No Comments

Audit Scoring Summary
TraceabilityScore15
Possible Points15
Percent Score100%
Ground HistoryScore44
Possible Points44
Percent Score100%
Adjacent Land UseScore60
Possible Points60
Percent Score100%
Fertilizer/Crop NutritionScore48
Possible Points55
Percent Score87%
Irrigation/Water UseScore87
Possible Points104
Percent Score84%
Crop ProtectionScore150
Possible Points180
Percent Score83%
Employee Hygiene (This applies to on-the-farm staff not the harvesting staff)Score232
Possible Points232
Percent Score100%
Self InspectionScore12
Possible Points12
Percent Score100%
TotalScore648
Possible Points702
Percent Score92%

Food Security Scoring Summary
Food SecurityScore45
Possible Points55
Percent Score82%
TotalScore45
Possible Points55
Percent Score82%