RiskWatch
RiskWatch International · Founded 1993 · Annapolis, MD, USA
Multi-framework food and beverage compliance platform with FSMA 117 + FSMA 204 + HACCP + GFSI + ISO 22000 + 21 CFR Part 11 in one tenant.
Summary
RiskWatch ships a compliance assessment platform built around pre-mapped control libraries for 40+ regulatory frameworks including FDA FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food under 21 CFR Part 117, the FSMA Rule 204 Food Traceability Final Rule effective January 20 2026, FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) under 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart L, HACCP under Codex Alimentarius CAC/RCP 1-1969 Rev. 4, SQF Code Edition 9, BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9, IFS Food Standard Version 8, FSSC 22000 Version 6, ISO 22000:2018, 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and signatures, 21 CFR Part 111 dietary supplement cGMP, DSCSA serialisation, USDA FSIS records workflow, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, and HIPAA. The platform runs on a survey-based assessment engine, an evidence vault with versioning, a supplier and co-packer approval module, and a cross-mapping engine that auto-detects shared controls across SQF + BRCGS + IFS + FSSC 22000 + ISO 22000 + FSMA 117 so the same supplier audit satisfies all four GFSI schemes plus ISO 22000 plus FSMA. Customers include US food manufacturers, beverage co-packers, state-licensed dietary supplement makers, and 3PL cold-chain operators. Single-tenant deployment lets a quality and IT team keep customer-owned data residency for proprietary recipe, formulation, and FSMA 204 critical-tracking-event records.
Strengths
- Pre-built FDA FSMA Preventive Controls library mapped to 21 CFR Part 117 Subpart B (cGMP) / Subpart C (Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls) / Subpart E (Qualified Facility) / Subpart F (Records) / Subpart G (Supply-Chain Program) out of the box
- FSMA Rule 204 Food Traceability framework library covering critical tracking events (CTEs: growing, receiving, transformation, creating, shipping) and key data elements (KDEs) at item-level with reference-record fidelity, current with the January 20 2026 compliance date
- Cross-mapping engine auto-detects shared controls across SQF Edition 9 + BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 + IFS Food Version 8 + FSSC 22000 Version 6 + ISO 22000:2018 + FSMA 117, which lets a multi-plant manufacturer run one supplier-approval audit that satisfies all four GFSI schemes
- 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and signatures library cross-mapped to FSMA Subpart F records requirements; useful for dietary supplement and nutraceutical manufacturers running 21 CFR Part 111 cGMP and DSCSA-adjacent serialised batch records
- 33-year operating history with US regulated-industry customers; FSVP foreign-supplier verification workflow supports the 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart L importer obligations
- Single-tenant deployment with customer-owned data residency lets a food manufacturer keep proprietary recipe, formulation, allergen-segregation, and FSMA 204 critical-tracking-event records on customer-controlled infrastructure
- Survey-based assessment engine works for non-technical quality owners (plant QA managers, food-safety supervisors, sanitation leads) without SQL or workflow-builder skills
Weaknesses
- Not a purpose-built food-safety management system in the Safefood 360 sense; native HACCP plan builder with hazard-and-control-decision-tree wizards is scoped per engagement rather than shipping turnkey
- Not a FSMA 204 critical-tracking-event ingest engine at FoodLogiQ Connect depth; CTE and KDE records are managed via the assessment and evidence-vault workflow, not via item-level lot-genealogy traversal at the depth of a dedicated traceability platform
- No native nutritional labelling or ingredient-statement engine at Genesis Foods depth; pair with Trustwell or LabelCalc if FDA NLEA nutrition facts panel generation and CFIA nutrition labelling are load-bearing requirements
- No native PHA / HAZOP / LOPA / MOC modules at Sphera depth; ammonia refrigeration and OSHA PSM 29 CFR 1910.119 process-safety risk arrives via the assessment engine rather than purpose-built process-safety workflows
- Public pricing remains partially opaque; we publish typical contract bands but the public site still routes buyers through a quote workflow for the Enterprise tier
- Brand awareness on G2 / Capterra in food-and-beverage quality specifically is lower than Safefood 360, Trustwell, or MasterControl; total third-party review volume sits below 100
- UI shows operational-heritage in places; newer entrants (Safefood 360, ComplianceQuest, Trustwell) have a more polished mobile-first first-run experience for plant-floor QA technicians
Mid-market and regulated-industry food and beverage manufacturers (200-10,000 employees) running 3+ frameworks (FSMA 117 + FSMA 204 + HACCP + one or more GFSI schemes + ISO 22000, plus 21 CFR Part 11 for dietary supplements) who want one tenant covering food safety, supplier approval, IT security, and FSVP foreign supplier verification with customer-owned data residency.
Pre-revenue food startups shopping for a single turnkey HACCP plan builder and SQF audit-readiness platform with prescriptive food-safety templates; Safefood 360 or Trustwell fit that brief better and ship a more opinionated out-of-the-box workflow.
Key features
- Pre-built FDA FSMA Preventive Controls library (21 CFR Part 117 Subparts B / C / E / F / G) and FSMA Rule 204 Food Traceability library (CTEs + KDEs)
- GFSI scheme libraries for SQF Code Edition 9, BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9, IFS Food Version 8, and FSSC 22000 Version 6
- HACCP plan workflow aligned to Codex Alimentarius CAC/RCP 1-1969 Rev. 4 with hazard analysis and CCP determination
- ISO 22000:2018 food safety management system library and ISO 22002-1 PRP support
- Cross-mapping engine that auto-detects shared controls across the four GFSI schemes plus ISO 22000 plus FSMA 117
- FSVP foreign supplier verification workflow under 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart L
- 21 CFR Part 11 + 21 CFR Part 111 libraries for dietary supplement and nutraceutical adjacencies
- Supplier and co-packer approval module with audit-renewal alerts, BAA-equivalent contract tracking, and lot-traceability documentation
Integrations
25+ native. Notable: Microsoft Entra ID (SAML SSO), Okta, Microsoft 365 / SharePoint, Slack, Jira, Salesforce, Custom REST API.
Target size
100 to 25,000 employees · US · Canada · EU · UK · AU