Valent
Food & Beverage workflow
QA leadersAudit ownersFood safety teams

Certification packet prep

A packet-prep workflow for SQF, BRCGS, customer, retailer, organic, kosher, halal, non-GMO, and internal review evidence that has to be current, approved, and easy to defend.

Certification packet
Retailer and SQF review bundle
DRAFT
SQF 2.3.4Approved supplier programReady
BRCGS 3.5Supplier monitoring recordsReview
FSVPForeign supplier verificationReady
OrganicCertificate and scopeGap
Release controls
ReviewerQA required
Exceptions2 open
ExportBlocked

The bundle cannot leave until the open exception and reviewer approval are resolved.

Operating job

Build the packet from the audit lens

Valent maps the requested standard or customer packet into requirements, then assembles current supplier, ingredient, certification, corrective-action, and reviewer evidence around each line.

Packet scope

Define the audit body, customer, SKU group, supplier scope, certification scope, and required evidence.

Continuous readiness

See which packet lines are complete, which depend on expiring supplier files, and which require human review.

Release confidence

Export a signed packet with source references, approval history, exceptions, and version records intact.

Evidence model

What the workflow keeps connected

The page is built around the food and beverage evidence your team actually has to defend: supplier records, ingredient files, customer requests, certification scopes, and release decisions.

Audit requirements

SQF, BRCGS, customer, retailer, internal, organic, kosher, halal, non-GMO, and FSVP evidence lines.

Supplier support

Current approvals, certificates, letters of guarantee, insurance, risk assessments, and corrective-action records.

Ingredient support

Specs, allergen records, COA requirements, origin, certification statements, packaging, and nutritional support.

Release controls

Reviewer decisions, unresolved exceptions, packet approval, exported bundle, and release hash.

Workflow

From incoming evidence to approved action

Valent does the routing and evidence assembly around the people who own the decision. Risky external sends and packet releases stay approval-gated.

01

Define the packet

Turn the audit or customer request into a requirement map with owners, evidence types, and required approvals.

Packet map
02

Attach current sources

Connect supplier, ingredient, certification, and corrective-action evidence to the packet lines they support.

Source-linked packet
03

Resolve exceptions

Route stale files, open CAPAs, missing signatures, and conflicting claims to the right reviewers.

Exception queue
04

Release the bundle

Export the packet only after approval, with source references and version history preserved.

Signed audit bundle
Controls

The page is useful because it can be defended

Packet release is blocked until required approvals are complete.
Exceptions stay in the packet instead of disappearing into side conversations.
Every packet line can be traced back to a source document and reviewer decision.
Exports keep the release timestamp, owner, version, and evidence references.

Prepare for the audit before it becomes urgent

See how Valent turns supplier evidence into a live Trust Grid, review queue, and customer-ready bundle.

Audit Bundle
Retailer Clean Bundle
READY
§01Responsible person attestationSIGNED
§02Product listing · 12 SKUsSIGNED
§03Formula disclosure + RSL cross-checkSIGNED
§0447 supplier evidence packetsSIGNED
§05Allergen + preservative declarationSIGNED
SHA256 · A41F…E302 · 14 MB