Hello. We are a processing plant producing vegetable salads in a wide range of mixes with various additives. In total, around 200 recipes change in our company during the year, although we cannot say that we are a large plant, rather a small family company. Production, although so many products, is small, because we produce salads with a short shelf life and by having a wide range of products we guarantee ourselves entry into local private shops and stores with EKO food. Currently, we have to change all the labels on all salads and start by calculating the nutritional value in accordance with the EU order. We have read this EU law. We will not count it ourselves because in the event of an inspection it will be difficult to defend the results and they may accuse us of making a mistake. Unfortunately, you have to pay for mistakes, so we want to have a basis that we have counted everything correctly. Laboratory results are expensive, for us it means bankruptcy because we cannot afford to pay over 200 times PLN 660 + VAT in a year, and that is how much it costs to analyze one salad in one recipe. All we have to do is change something in it and we have to count again. The only way out is a calculation program like the one you offer, but I want to be sure how can I prove the correctness of the calculations in case of an audit if we calculate everything with your calculator? Do you provide any confirmation for each company? How can I be sure, or what should I do to be sure? Please answer before we pay for the subscription. Best regards.

EXPERT ANSWER:

Let's start with specifics. The question is about documents and confirmation of the correctness of calculations to be presented in the event of an inspection.

Every customer who is a user of the Foodcal Nutritional Value Calculator receives:

1. QUALITY POLICY certificate, which is part of the calculator manufacturer's Quality Management System, and certifies the assumptions of quality and its constant control at all stages

2. CALCULATION CORRECTNESS certificate - this is a very important matter for users, because the certificate confirms the correctness of the calculation method and compliance with both EU and Polish regulations

3. a report with the results of nutritional value calculations for the entered recipe, containing all information important for controllers, the report is generated in PDF format to be saved on disk or printed to the company's archive.

If you want to see what the documentation generated by the FOODCAL Nutritional Value Calculator program looks like, in particular the report with the calculation result - leave your e-mail and we will send you a set of sample documents.

Finally, we will add that many issues related to this inquiry are discussed in detail and with tips on specific behaviors in the article: How to efficiently pass the inspection from SANEPID and IJHARS

We hope that your doubts have been dispelled. We invite you to use our software, and in case of further questions, we will be happy to help.

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