Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has teamed up with Scottish Food Quality Certification (SFQC) to offer free pre-audit Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA) mentoring and support for seafood businesses in Scotland.
SFQC has obtained support for this project from Scotland Food and Drink and funding from the Scottish Government’s Marketing Development Grant Scheme for quality assurance mentoring on a match funding basis. On this basis, Seafish and SFQC are now able to offer two days worth of free mentoring and advice to small businesses interested in applying for SALSA certification for the first time.
Richard Wardell, Training & Accreditation Adviser at Seafish, said: "This is a unique opportunity for seafood businesses wishing to achieve SALSA certification. The pre-audit support is supplied by an approved mentor who is available at the convenience of the business. The mentoring and advice can take place in person, as well as via email and over the phone. This flexible style of training enables seafood businesses to prepare for the final audit more efficiently."
“We are very pleased to work with Seafish to offer this type of mentoring for small businesses and we are keen to offer this training to as many businesses as possible to further develop the number of SALSA-certified businesses in Scotland,” said Tim Bailey, Chief Executive of SFQC.
