NSF The Food Auditor
is here to help you navigate through all your auditing, evaluating and verifying needs!

By working efficiently and openly we believe that we can help you see compliance with a fresh, new perspective.

About Our Team


As a business we are committed to open honest communication, are commercially minded and understand that your time is important. We believe in listening to our clients’ needs and fully understanding specific business requirements and issues.

Our auditors/verifiers have the best and most thorough knowledge of the legislation, standards, the food industry and systems.  Moreover, we value the importance of consistency and ensure all our auditors and verfiiers are calibrated appropriately. This assures that our auditors evaluate programmes and sites consistently every time, in every way.


Nigel Burrows – Director of NSF The Food Auditors

Dip (Env. Health), M.I.E.H.

nburrows@nsfthefoodauditor.co.nz  
+64 21 656 507

Upon receiving qualifications in the UK Nigel moved to New Zealand to undertake a number of Environmental Health and Food Safety roles for Local and Central Government as well as private industry.  With over 30 years food industry experience, Nigel is passionate about ensuring all food auditors provide businesses with the most stress free enjoyable experience possible. 

 
Stephanie Carbone - Audit Manager/Auditor/Verifier

MA (Social Science), BA (Agriculture)

scarbone@nsfthefoodauditor.co.nz  
+64 21 643 393 
 

Stephanie has worked in the New Zealand, Australia and United States food industries with over 11 years' experience.  Stephanie oversees The Food Auditor Team, auditor calibration and currently conducts global standards and regulatory FCP and NP verfications.

 

Jo Hopkins – Food Auditor/Verifier

BCApSc (Human Nutrition), DipGrad (Food Marketing)

jhopkins@nsfthefoodauditor.co.nz  
+64 274 451 301

Jo is a trained Dietitian and has 19 years' experience with a number of food settings.  Her technical knowledge is vast and covers all processes from farm to fork.  Nothing pleases Jo more than helping each client succeed and continuously improve during each audit. Jo conducts global standards and regulatory FCP and NP verfications.   

 

Brenda Smith - Food Auditor - Global Standards

bsmith@nsfburwater.co.nz   
+64 274 451 307

 
With a Diploma in Chef Management and over 18 year’s food industry experience, Brenda has knowledge in food preparation and auditing.  Brenda currently focuses on global standard audits in New Zealand and abroad.  Brenda also oversees global standard auditor calibration ensuring consistency with every auditor.
 

Chris Hand - Food Auditor/Verifier (Christchurch) – Global Standards

chand@nsfburwater.co.nz  
+64 21 998 170 
 
Chris began his career in the British Army where he served in the Army Catering Corps. Since completing the UK Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Advanced Food Hygiene, Chris has become a huge advocate of Food Safety both from a practical and theoretical perspective.  Chris brings an unmatched level of experience to the team and our clients.  Based in Christchurch, Chris primarily looks after our South Island global standard clients.

David Sewell - Food Auditor (Wellington) – Global Standards

dsewell@nsfburwater.co.nz  
+64 27 808 4260 

 

David has been in the food industry for over 15 years, is a qualified chef and has extensive experience working with Food Control Plans.  Before joining the team at NSF The Food Auditor, David was managing the kitchen teams at Wellington Regional Hospital.


 

 

 

Looking for another auditor?  No problem! No job is too big or small for our audit team!
If you require audits to be conducted in any part of the world we can service your needs through our global partners.

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