posted 11 July 2000 07:10 PM               

Tomorrow may be another story but... . We are using NSF and I am very happy with them.

posted 12 July 2000 04:14 PM               

It was a more exhaustive audit than at my previous company, a much better "snapshot".

Thanks Tom G for the registrar reference. They were indeed complete and fair and added value to our quality system.

Also thanks to Marc and everyone on this forum. It is an excellent resource from which I was able to get needed information which was simply not available anywhere else.

Now for that wine that was delivered to my company today... .

posted 13 July 2000 02:08 PM              

Although we are going for iso 9001, We will evolve oput system to satisfying the TE requirements. We interviewed Mr. Carter and NSF and I was favorably impressed (and out voted for a famous mark).

posted 14 July 2000 08:08 AM               

CAR # Description

R1 Design plan needs to show milestones for design review meetings. 4.4.6


R2 Must show evidence that our vendors have reviewed government regulations and safety concerns.4.6.1.2


R3 Approved vendor list must include outside calibration sources 4.6.2.c


R4 Vendor surveys do not fully address development of the vendor to QS 9000 TE 4.6.2.1


R5 No evidence of procedures for handling and protecting of calibration equipment 4.10.6.3


R6 Records section of procedure does not address how we eventually dispose of the records 4.16.1



Note: All CARs are against QS 9000 TE standards.

I hope to do corrective action, procedure modification and training within a few days.