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EFSIS is the premier third party independent inspection service, providing retailers, manufacturers and caterers, throughout the world, with expert inspection of their operations and suppliers to ensure only the highest standards are maintained. These range from accredited inspection of food premises to ISO 9000 system audits to HACCP certification and beyond.

EFSIS has now completed the process of assessment to EN45004 by UKAS with respect to the EFSIS Standard for Companies Supplying Retailer Branded Food Products; and the BMMA Standard for Meat Manufacture.

EFSIS are the preferred inspection service to a wide range of specifiers worldwide. These include major multiple retailers, grocery independents, contract caterers, multiple catering outlets, fast food chains and whole host of other companies operating in the food chain. EFSIS also inspect against various industry quality assurance schemes, covering an extremely extensive range of food products.

The EFSIS inspection team is made up of experienced inspectors, assigned to specific inspections on the basis of their particular expertise and knowledge of the technologies involved.

To ensure consistency of approach in inspection and reporting, all inspectors are Trained Lead Assessors and are required to attend regular standardisation meetings.

All inspectors must meet the following criteria before they are able to conduct EFSIS inspections.

1. Education - minimum of HNC or equivalent in a food bio-science discipline.

2. Training - must have successfully completed ISO 9000 Lead Assessors course - must have successfully completed RIPHH HACCP training course.

3. Experience - minimum 5 years post-graduate work experience.

4. Have experience of the specific technology

This accreditation together with the existing license for dealing in medical products which is issued by yhe medicines control agency on behalf of the Secretary Of State for Health makes D Maxim Logistics Limited one of the few privately owned blue chip warehousing companies.