Zone contamination risk
Manual gate checks easily miss expired hygiene certificates or missing training, exposing sensitive processing areas to contamination.
Food & beverage manufacturing security
Ensure food safety compliance across production zones
Eliminate audit exposure and contamination risks by validating external companies and workers before perimeter entry. Enforce granular, zone-level access control with continuous compliance tracking.
- Company checks
- Personal checks
How it works
Pre-verify every external company and person before they reach your gate
An automated identity verification workflow for contractors, visitors, drivers and their employers that keeps food safety access rules consistent across your sites.
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Start from the blueprint
Company and personal checks are pre-configured. Adjust to your policy, zones, and company types.
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Companies register themselves
Send an invitation link. The external company registers, gets checked automatically, and adds the people it sends.
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Checks run before arrival
People verify identity, upload compliance documents, and complete the site briefing on their phone. Your team only reviews flagged cases.
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Every entry is logged
Every check, source, and timestamp linked to the external person and company. Exportable in one click for audits.
Food safety access
Manual gate records can't prove food safety compliance at your production zones.
When auditors ask who entered which zone, on what authority, and with which hygiene training, the answer is scattered across sign-in books, spreadsheets, and badge logs.
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Automated zone-level clearance
Workers are pre-verified against your rules before arrival. Unqualified workers are automatically blocked from entering high-risk zones.
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~12 minutes of manual checks per arrival
Security staff collect ID, verify hygiene certificates, and confirm compliance at the gate while contractors queue behind
~20 second check-in at the gate
Identity and documents checked on their phone before travel. Cleared arrivals scan through in seconds
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Unverified sub-tier contractors
You verify the company you contracted directly. The firms they subcontract often send workers to your gate without the same checks.
Full-chain compliance
Main contractor, sub, and sub-sub. Each must pass company and worker checks before anyone enters your perimeter.
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Fragmented access records
Spreadsheets, gate notes, and badge lists that do not link a decision to the person, company, and check
Linked audit trails
Every check, source, timestamp, and decision logged to the external person and company, exportable in one click
The food & beverage manufacturing blueprint
Automate every compliance check required before site arrival
Pre-clear both the contracting company and the individual worker before they reach your perimeter. All checks execute automatically long before gate entry.
01 Company Per VAT number
Company checks
Every external company on site. Enter a VAT number and 9ID checks it against official sources, then keeps watching for changes.
- Business registration VAT registration confirmed at the source
- Policy Acknowledgement (EHS) Contractor company reads and signs your hygiene and safety policy before sending workers to site
- Food safety certificates HACCP, ISO 22000, and vendor quality documents uploaded via Company Document Check, verified and tracked to expiry
- Sanctions and watchlist screening EU Financial Sanctions, UN Security Council, OFAC, and other official lists, monitored continuously
02 Individuals Per person
Personal checks
Every person the company sends completes their own checks on their phone before they travel to site.
- ID verification ID document verified and matched to the person
- Food hygiene certificates Hygiene training, HACCP certs, and site qualifications uploaded via Compliance Document Check, verified and tracked to expiry
- Site briefing Hygiene rules, allergen awareness, and zone requirements read and confirmed — including site instruction briefings per zone
- Sanctions and watchlists EU Financial Sanctions, UN Security Council, OFAC, INTERPOL Red Notices, and other official sources
Inherited permissions
Automatically block workers from non-compliant companies on site
If an external company fails a compliance check, access is instantly paused for every worker they employ—preventing unverified personnel from reaching your perimeter and creating compliance risk.
- Continuous monitoring of company status and watchlists
- Access is withdrawn automatically, with no manual check of your badge list
- Instant alerts with root-cause context, keeping teams in control
Zone coverage
One platform for every zone on site
From high-care production to cold storage, each zone gets the pre-screening, credentials, and access rules it requires.
- High-care
High-care & production areas
Restrict entry to pre-screened contractors with verified food hygiene training and site inductions.
- Processing
Processing & batch lines
Prevent unmonitored contractor access around open product, food-contact equipment, and live processing lines.
- Packaging
Packaging & filling lines
Control vendor and maintenance access where product is exposed, with clearance limited to the zones and time window you assign.
- Warehouse
Warehouses, cold storage & loading bays
Secure raw materials, finished goods, and inbound deliveries with zone-level access rules for drivers and crews.
Customer story Alpro
7,500 hours eliminated from contractor waiting times at the gate
How Alpro streamlined contractor onboarding across a 14-hectare plant hosting 15,000 contractors a year — cutting gate waits from up to 15 minutes and strengthening audit-ready compliance.
Read the case studyStop unverified external workers from entering your perimeter
Deploy 9ID to evaluate contracting companies and individual workers before they arrive at your food and beverage facilities.
FAQ
Discover answers to common questions
about 9ID's AI security agent.
Can we set different rules per zone?
Yes. Production, high-care, packaging, warehouse, and office areas can each require different documents and training. When someone is assigned to a zone, 9ID applies the matching rules automatically.
Does 9ID replace our access control system?
No. Your badge readers and door controllers stay. 9ID runs company and personal compliance checks first, holds clearance status per zone, and connects to your access control system via API. Only people who pass in 9ID are cleared to badge in. When a check fails or a certificate expires, that status flows through to your badge system automatically.
Can we check HACCP and food hygiene certificates?
Yes. HACCP and food hygiene certificates are collected as uploaded documents, verified on submission and tracked to expiry. The same applies to personal compliance certificates such as hygiene training records, safety qualifications, and site-specific certs. Registry checks such as VAT and sanctions screening run automatically against official sources.
What about subcontractors?
You can have a main contractor, subcontractors, and sub-subcontractors. Each company must pass its own checks, and each worker must pass theirs. If any company in the chain fails, its workers cannot enter, even if the firm you contracted directly is compliant.
What happens when a certificate expires?
The worker's status moves to expired. Access is blocked until they renew. Your team gets notified before expiry, not after an auditor finds the gap.
Can we see who is on site right now?
Yes. Live dashboard across sites: who checked in, which zones they are cleared for, and their compliance status.
Does this help during an audit or inspection?
Yes. Every check-in links to the person, their company, the checks that ran, and the result. Export the record instead of pulling paper folders together.
How is personal data handled?
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Access is role-based. Every action is logged. 9ID is GDPR-compliant and certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 27701. A Data Processing Agreement is part of onboarding.