The compliance challenge
Food defence requirements expect a documented threat assessment covering deliberate contamination, tampering, sabotage and malicious acts by insiders or outsiders, supported by proportionate site security controls.
Many sites have security arrangements but no documented assessment linking those arrangements to identified threats.
About this service
TACCP work assesses threats across the site and supply chain, considering access, motivation and opportunity, then documents the controls that reduce them to an acceptable level.
Assessments cover physical security, personnel controls, process access points, storage and transport, IT-related risks affecting food safety, and response arrangements.
Scope of support
- Food defence team and assessment methodology
- Threat identification across site, process and supply chain
- Assessment of insider and external threats
- Site security and access control review
- Visitor, contractor and delivery driver controls
- Personnel screening and induction considerations
- Storage, tank, silo and bulk intake security
- Transport and distribution security
- Tamper evidence and packaging integrity
- IT and utility related risks affecting food safety
- Documented food defence plan with controls
- Incident response and escalation procedures
- Annual review and reassessment triggers
How the consultancy works
- 1
Team and scope
Assemble the team and define the site, process and supply chain scope.
- 2
Site walk
Assess access points, security and vulnerable process stages.
- 3
Threat assessment
Identify and score threats using a documented methodology.
- 4
Controls
Define proportionate physical, procedural and personnel controls.
- 5
Plan
Document the food defence plan and response arrangements.
- 6
Review
Verify controls and set the reassessment cycle.
Relevant standards
- BRCGS site security and food defence requirements
- FSSC 22000 food defence additional requirement
- SQF food defence plan requirements
Who this suits
- Sites with open access, multiple entry points or shared premises
- Businesses supplying customers with food defence requirements
- Sites with audit findings on food defence
- Exporters facing destination market defence expectations
Compliance and operational benefits
- A documented, defensible threat assessment
- Security controls linked to identified threats
- Clear response arrangements if tampering is suspected
- Audit-ready food defence documentation