Last week, our Orlando facility underwent an unannounced FSSC 22000 audit.
No heads-up. No time to prepare. That is exactly the point.
An unannounced audit does not measure how polished your operation looks on a good day. It measures how your team actually works, every day.
The auditor spent two full days on site, walking the production floor and warehouse, reviewing documentation, and interviewing employees across departments.
The facility was clean, records were retrieved quickly, and the team handled every question with confidence.
Two minor non-conformities came out of it, both documentation-related and both straightforward to resolve. For context, last year’s audit returned four.
What stood out most in the auditor’s feedback was not the score. It was the culture. A genuine food safety culture, present at every level of the team, and not something you can rehearse.
Rebecca Peixoto Holanda led the coordination from start to finish. Thank you to her and to everyone who showed up exactly as they always do.