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Recertification Audit

What is Recertification Audit?

A comprehensive audit conducted at the end of a certification cycle to renew an organization's certification for another period.

Audit and Assurance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as recertification audit. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on recertification audit

Requirements naming recertification audit across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

Perform recertification audit confirming ongoing effectiveness across full ISMS scope before certificate expiry.

27006-7.6 · Recertification Audit

FSSC 22000 certification + audit process. CERTIFICATION BODY (CB) accreditation: CBs must be accredited under ISO/IEC 17021-1 + ISO 22003 + the FSSC 22000 scheme requirements; major CBs include SGS + Bureau Veritas + DNV + DEKRA + TUV SUD + LRQA + others.

FSSC-Audit-Certification-3PAO · FSSC 22000 Audit, Certification Cycle, Unannounced Audits and 3PAO Auditor Competency

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 certification + audit + compliance architecture. CERTIFICATION BODIES (CBs): ~140 accredited CBs operating in 130+ countries; CBs must hold ISO/IEC 17065 product certification accreditation + meet GLOBALG.A.P.

GGAP-Certification-CB-Auditing-MajorMinorMust · GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 Certification Bodies, Audit Lifecycle and Compliance Categories

Questions people ask about recertification audit

What is Recertification Audit?
A comprehensive audit conducted at the end of a certification cycle to renew an organization's certification for another period.
Why is Recertification Audit important for compliance?
Recertification Audit is a key concept in Audit and Assurance. Understanding recertification audit helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Recertification Audit?
Recertification Audit appears in the requirement text of ISO/IEC 27006:2024, FSSC 22000 - Food Safety System Certification, GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Recertification Audit?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how recertification audit applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Recertification Audit applies across compliance frameworks

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