One of the questions I have is: Do the farm owners like the blind gopher auditor now?
Only with accountability at all levels conformity assessment works.
Only with accountability at all levels conformity assessment works.
One of the problems inherent in so-called third-party auditing schemes is the very real conflict of interest inherent in the third parties being paid by the second parties. This extends to ISO 9001, AS9100, and any other certification scheme where the audited entity is paying for the audit. You can talk all you want about love, duty, honor and accountability, but we know, or at least we should, that when large sums of money are changing hands, corruption on some level is sure to follow.
The farm contracted with Primus Labs to do a safety compliance audit and Primus subcontracted the work to a FOURTH party. This is crazy and just adds another layer of complication and conflict of interest.