M&S Product Integrity:
Getting Started – How to complete your assessments
Understand the concepts and principles of product integrity
The M&S Product Integrity course is aimed at suppliers who have just started their journey or want to revisit the fundamentals. Delegates will be taken through the new M&S ‘Protecting the Brand’ Integrity Manufacturing Standard, and given an understanding of how the requirements can be met, including practical methodology, which could be used to carry out the required risk assessments. Each course delegate will receive two text books “Assessing Threat Vulnerability for Food Defence” and “Assessing Error Vulnerability for Food Integrity”
Please note, this course is for M&S Suppliers only. Every delegate/company site will be validated by M&S before the booking can be confirmed.
Course content:
The outcomes and requirements of the M&S ‘Protecting the Brand’ Integrity Standard
- Identifying claims and ‘at risk’ raw materials
- Practical methodology for carrying out a product integrity assessment
- Assess potential threats in the supply chain that could compromise integrity
- Assess potential errors in the factory box that could compromise integrity
- How to ensure your assessment is robust
Updates to the course from April 2019
- Greater focus on justifying and demonstrating your approach
- Questions to consider when establishing integrity controls
- Ideas for Performance Indicators
- Self-governance evidence for integrity verification
- Spreading the message & integrity mindset
Duration:
Two days
Aimed at:
Technical Managers, Quality Assurance Managers, Production Managers, NPD Managers and Procurement/Purchasing Managers who work on the M&S account.
Assessment method:
No assessment, certificate of attendance
Certificated by:
Adele Adams Associates Ltd & Techni-K Ltd
Course options:
- Open course: individual places available online and at a regional venue
- In-house course at your site for up to 12 delegates
Delivery methods
- Live Online Training using a remote trainer, available for open or in-house courses
- Face-to-face classroom-based training at your site or on an open course
See what customers say about our Product Integrity course
Very useful course

The vulnerability assessment & decision tree and exercises were helpful. Very useful course07
Will help prepare sites for audit

The course will help prepare sites for audit and improve overall knowledge regarding integrity. The group exercises and worked examples were helpful and also good to focus on the dairy industry [course held at Muller]
Really enjoyed the course, thank you!
Will help improve existing systems

Both days improved my knowledge and understanding of M&S COP and wider integrity subject
The extra knowledge will help improve existing systems. Great course and participation from the group.
Very good training

Very good training, very helpful, good learning outcomes.
Excellent overview

Excellent overview to deep dive into new standard. Great explanations and examples. Really enjoyable, thank you.
Learn about our other Product Integrity courses
M&S Product Integrity: Getting Started (2 day course)
M&S Product Integrity: Improving your assessment (1 day course)
Discover more
M&S Product Integrity: For Non-Technical Teams
Discover more
Product Integrity Awareness
Discover more
Our Product Integrity Courses are trusted by many…














