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QMS Scope for Food Product Distribution - Can I Limit It?

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Lina Created:   Jan 31, 2025 Last commented:   Feb 04, 2025

QMS Scope for Food Product Distribution - Can I Limit It?

Hi everyone, I'm setting up a Quality Management System (QMS) for my food product distribution business and have a question about defining the scope. We sell and distribute to both retail (supermarkets, small stores) and foodservice (restaurants, manufacturers). My main question is: Can I limit the products covered by my QMS? For example, if I sell orange juice, coffee powder, and milk powder, can I choose to only include the coffee and milk powder in the QMS scope? Is this a common or recommended practice? Any advice on defining the scope of my QMS in this situation would be greatly appreciated!

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Carlos Pereira da Cruz Feb 04, 2025

Yes, you can limit the products covered by your QMS. It is a common practice to define the scope of a QMS to include only certain products or services. This decision is a management decision and can be based on various factors, such as the value of certification to your customers or strategic business goals. For example, you can choose to include only coffee and milk powder in the QMS scope and exclude orange juice. This allows you to focus your quality management efforts on specific areas of your business.

 

Please check in this Free webinar - ISO 9001:2015 Clause 4 - Context of the Organization, Interested Parties, and Scope (slide 8) an example of the flexibility with scope within ISO 9001.

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