Food Safety and Quality Solutions is an established consultancy company competitive in various sectors of the food, beverage & packaging industry. FSQS offers cost effective blended consulting services, both remote and virtual. Auditing and training programs are customized to your specific challenges and needs. FSQS competence is also vested in foodservice operations, agriculture, feed, pet food, food chemicals, retail, agents and brokers, storage & distribution within the supply chain. Our strength is creating value for you by catering to your specific needs and business objectives, drawing on the expertise of our competent trainers with many years of practical experience. Customized training courses are designed and developed with a strong focus on the identification of process risk, risk assessment and risk analysis to design, deploy risk communication within the facility. Training courses are delivered both on-site and virtually. Our Global footprints in delivering programs spreads across the globe from far east to far west!!.
The FSQS team will help you to achieve and maintain GFSI Certification for FSSC 22000, SQF, BRCGS, ISO 22000, and HACCP. For other non-food manufacturing and service organizations we assist with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and EHS. FSQS consultants and trainers are committed to providing a world-class quality assurance service supporting the evolving needs of our customers. FSQS Canada and Asia offices will offer complementary geographic coverage in delivering additional risk-based quality & food safety audits in the supply chain, blended audits, and virtual and face-to-face training with enhanced multilingual capabilities, in English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish & French.
Years of Manufacturing & Audit Experience
GFSI Lead Audits completed
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Testimonials
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Mariana Santos Director Technical, NaturlAlfa
I attended the BRCGS Lead Auditor course version 9 (5-day virtual training course) with Jacintha. I passed on my first attempt obtaining 100% on the exam. It was amazing, she has good knowledge and she knows how to deliver it. The course was in English. Although I am Portuguese, her explanation and method of delivery of the course content were made simple to comprehend and she took extra care that I fully understood the requirements of the standard. She also prepared me prior to the Lead Auditor course, teaching the Audit Protocol and Appendix 2 and her extra attention motivated me to excel at the exam. I recommend her teaching to non-English speaking candidates. She will take an extra mile to make sure you pass the exam. Reading the standard slowly and explaining the requirements with her audit examples was most helpful. She clarified the clauses very clearly with practical examples. The topics relevant to my industry were covered with examples while providing an in-depth interpretation of the Standard. The BRCGS course materials including the workshops are very good. Question-answer sessions, real-life examples shared were very helpful. Group discussions and activities made the session more interesting. Overall, the training was very good.`
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Velton Gooden. Ph.D., MBA, CFS
I have known Ms Jacintha Joseph for over twelve (12) years. I first met Ms Josephs when she worked with SGS as a quality management and food safety management systems Lead Auditor. At the time, I was employed as an executive of the CB Group in charge of Exports and Quality. From the first time of meeting her to this day I have always found Ms Joseph to be very knowledgeable, thorough in her work, helpful and professional.
During the early days of building out a world-Class certified quality and food safety management system within the CB Group, handling of non-conformances that arose from audits done by Ms Joseph and the follow-up work to ensure that they were properly closed out was exceptional. I personally learnt so much as a food safety and quality management professional from her and the superior service she provided.
It is without reservation that I recommend the services offered by Ms Joseph to any client in the areas where she is qualified – whether those services are in the areas of quality management or food safety management systems audits or technical training in her many different areas of competence. Jacintha is and will always be a colleague that I will consult with when handling difficult technical issues in her areas of competence and I am confident that her clients will benefit immensely too from her superior technical knowledge, customer service and know-how.
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Kate O’ Donovan, Ireland
‘I completed the Global Standards for Food Safety Conversion Course Issue 8-9 for Auditors on October 25-26, 2022. Regina kept my attention over the two days with her detailed explanations and updates to the requirements to the standard complimented by industry examples from her vast years of experience. I will certainly be looking at Regina’s other courses in the future and would recommend her to anyone.’
Delegate BRGS Food Safety Conversion Course Issue 8-9 for Auditors, October 25-26, 2022
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S. Rucklanthi Wijayawardhane, Specifications Technologist, Agent and Broker Company, UK
“Jacintha not only possesses an encyclopedic understanding of her subject matter but also communicates it very passionately. She possesses an excellent instructional talent. Jacintha puts an extra effort to support the delegates, made sure that I was confident with the audit protocol section of the standard, which was a bit unfamiliar to me. She provided detailed instructions during the course which helped me to navigate to any clause in the standard within a few seconds. The structure of the LA course was clear, logical, and practical. She had obviously put a lot of thought and expertise into preparation with audit practical examples. The BRCGS Food exam was of a very good standard. Her practice questions were of good quality to sharpen our mindset to focus on the applicability of the standard. She inspires learners to perform at their best. This helped me to pass the exam on my first attempt. The BRCGS Lead Auditor course and her teaching provided an immense support in the achievement of my professional objectives. It strengthened our workplace food safety and quality systems, as well as it expanded my own professional skillset. It was a great pleasure to attend the BRCGS Food Safety version 8 – Lead Auditor virtual course conducted by ATP Jacintha Joseph May 23-27, 2022.”
I would definitely recommend Jacintha Joseph as a trainer for anyone interested in learning more about BRCGS standards, BRCGS Professional Courses and best practices.
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Anita Widyanti N Auditor, PT. TÜV NORD Indonesia
“I attended the BRCGS Food Safety Lead Auditor Issue 8 training conducted by Ms. Regina Jacintha Joseph. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. Throughout the class, Ms. Regina ensured that we understood the concept before moving on to the next topic. She also provided many examples from the industry that made the class very engaging. Participants had a good discussion with each other. Quizzes at the end of the sessions were very helpful. Your support enabled me to pass the BRCGS exam and start auditing for the standard, which I greatly appreciate.”
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Suwisa.Vatanawong Reynolds Brands, Thailand. BRCGS Lead Auditor Packaging materials version 6- January 28, 2022
“Jacintha is a very effective trainer. Excellent Training on crucial points of the requirements of BRCGS Packaging standards v 6. Sharing her audit experience, tools & techniques used during audits, practice questions and answers during the course was very helpful for learning. Jacintha Joseph is a very dedicated trainer. She has a passion for teaching. Explains in detail each clause/ requirement. Good reference to the Standard, giving examples that relate to the business that I could apply in real life work situation. She encouraged me to express my understanding on the requirements of the Standard and when she knew where I need to develop my knowledge further she helped me to learn to perform at my best. She is a very professional trainer. I am lucky to have attended her course. I was successful at the exam first attempt through hard working throughout the course under the supervision of Jacintha. She is much focused and pays attention to details, listens to all our questions. She knows how to polish you.!! I was very new to the area of BRCGS Packaging. But after the course I gained a lot more experience and confidence. I give all my credit to Jacintha Joseph. Thank you very much”.
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May Leung from Hong Kong, Delegate BRCGS Lead Auditor Food Safety version 8, August 13, 2021
“I attended a 3-day virtual BRCGS Interpretation course on July 12-14, 2021 and a 5-day virtual Lead Auditor Food Safety v8 Course on August 9-13, 2021 with Jacintha Joseph in Hong Kong. Both courses were great and worth to take. As a Chinese taking this course in English, there was no language barrier at all. Although it was a virtual course due to the pandemic restrictions, Jacintha was not affected by this, she can express herself clearly and detailed. Due to her rich audit experience in the food industry, she shared many real examples in the class to explain the clauses, shared the real situation of the industry, and made it easier for the students to get the point. Another point of appreciation is the small class teaching, with only 4-5 students in a class, giving students more opportunities and enough time to express their views, opinions and questions, and she answered the questions with her patient and professional knowledge. I have never been exposed to BRCGS before taking this course, but Jacintha inspired, guided and supported me to do my best during the exam. Now I can understand this BRCGS in depth after the course and I passed the exam with a score of 80%+ in the first attempt! Both programs exceeded my expectations! Jacintha was very kind and helpful, she shared the global legislation links with me that I was interested even after the completion of this class. Thank you Jacintha for being my trainer and I would strongly recommend Jacintha as a trainer for everyone interested in following BRCGS courses or any other courses for GFSI standards.”
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Jack from Thailand, Delegate BRCGS Lead Auditor Packaging materials, January 28, 2022
“I followed the Lead Auditor training course for BRCGS Packaging version 6 with Jacintha Joseph. Thanks for your dedication Jacintha helping me out to do this Lead Auditor training. My key decision criteria to select and take up this course was the experience of the trainer. I wanted her to be experienced with packaging audits and did not consider on the time zone or my availability. Although there are BRCGS Lead Auditor courses provided by local BRC ATPs here in Thailand which is of course very easy to understand as the sessions are done in local language, I preferred to take the risk to attend the course with a more experienced ATP like you, although English was one of the obstacles for my learning. But it was worth taking this class. Thanks for sharing your real life audit experience in the packaging industry. Real examples, and experience of audits was very useful during this course. This course would be strongly recommended to my colleagues and other professionals working in the area of packaging materials for food.”
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Dr. Jaanaki Gooneratne, Food Processing and Nutrition Scientist
“It was a great and a valuable experience to participate in the 3 day Course on the Interpretation to BRCGS Food Safety v8 and the 3 day Advanced HACCP program, conducted by Jacintha Joseph. Her excellent communication skills, the vast knowledge she possessed and her passion for the subject, helped me to acquire an in depth understanding of the standards. She shared many examples from her own experiences in the industry and made sure that we understood the concept before moving from one topic to the other. The working group exercises and quizzes at the end of each session were so meaningful, that brought in so much clarity, without confusion. She also helped me out with the pre-assessment questionnaire, before the course started, that made me prepared to understand the contents of the standard. The training was a comprehensive learning experience with very good interactions from the participants too. Both training programs exceeded my expectations! I wish that many more would take the opportunity to join her food safety training programs to acquire her in-depth knowledge and experiences on the subject, for the benefit of the food industry. ”
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Nishanthi Dissanayke Coconut Development Authority, Colombo Sri Lanka Delegate Interpretation to BRCGS Food version 8
I attended a 3 day course delivered virtually on the Interpretation to BRCGS Food version 8 with Jacintha Joseph. The training objective were clearly defined, and my expectation in participating in this course was fully met. Reading the standard slowly and explaining the requirements with examples was most helpful. The topics relevant to my industry was covered with examples and workshops while providing in-depth interpretation of the Standard. The training course was well structured with workshops on HACCP, Food Safety Culture, clause 8 requirements. Exercises in groups were well set and was most helpful to understand the standard as the level of interaction with industry personnel was very good. Video presentations and exercises to understand clause 8 followed by discussions was very helpful. The video presentation also helped to do on-site observation in the application of the requirements. The quality of the teaching was very good. The trainer interacted with all the delegates answered all our questions and concerns. The training materials distributed was helpful. I would have preferred if the course duration to be longer like 5 – 6 days with more group exercises as I was very new to BRCGS Food. The exam was of good standard. This is the first time I experienced an open book exam of multiple choice questions. I did not know to select the most relevant answer. If we can have discussions on the exam questions & answers it would enhance our learning. Overall the training was very good it showed the expertise and experience of the Tutor. Trainer’s proficiency was excellent. I recommend this training to all in my industry. Thank you Jacintha.
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Sulochana Madumali, BRCGS Packaging materials version 6 held in Colombo on December 21-23, 2020.
I attended the Auditor training course (face-to-face) for BRCGS Packaging materials version 6 with Jacintha. I found the training to be excellent. She used numerous real-life examples to help us comprehend each clause of the BRC standard. We were spoon-fed by her. She is also an extraordinary trainer. Thank very much Ms. Jasintha
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Saranga senevirathne, Coconut Development Authority, Colombo, Sri Lanka
I attended a 3 day virtual course on the Interpretation to BRCGS Food version 8 with Jacintha. It was amazing, she has a good knowledge and she knows how to deliver it. Actually I recommend this to everyone in this field. Reading the standard slowly and explaining the requirements with examples was most helpful. She clarified the clauses very clearly with practical examples. The training course was well structured with workshops on HACCP, Food Safety Culture, and on clause 8 requirements. Workshop exercises in groups were very helpful to understand the standard. The exam was of good standard. Overall the training was very good. I suggest that you lengthen the duration of this course to study BRCGS Food safety standards for those who are new to BRCGS Food with additional workshop exercises. Reading the standard slowly and explaining the requirements with her audit examples was most helpful. She clarified the clauses very clearly with practical examples. The topics relevant to my industry were covered with examples while providing an in-depth interpretation of the Standard.
