Approving farm supplier
I'm being asked to approve a supplier for dried ginseng root. It is a farm in Ontario, Canada that grows and dries the root and packages it for bulk sale. They do no have food party inspection and the supplier questionnaire they filled out is sparse to say the least. We know they have nice product, but they don't have a HACCP plan, or allergen control program, or glass break or anything......they are a small family run company I believe so just don't have all the procedures in place.
Can we receive and inspect and test the product ourselves? I was thinking of visiting the farm and doing a supplier inspection?
If doing a supplier inspection, does anyone have a good checklist to use for something like this?
The USA has been working on this the past few years. Assessments for farms. This may help.