Are there any document control software tools that maintain audit trails for private label pet food packaging approvals?

Yes. In practice, you’d want a document management / quality management system (DMS/QMS) that supports:

• Version control
• Approval workflows
• Time-stamped audit trails
• e-signatures / role-based access
• Record retention

That combination is what typically covers private label pet food packaging approvals and keeps a defensible audit trail for compliance and customer review.

Common software categories that can do this

• QMS platforms: MasterControl, ETQ Reliance, Qualio, Greenlight Guru
• Document management systems: DocuWare, M-Files, SharePoint with controlled workflows, Laserfiche
• PLM / packaging workflow tools: some packaging artwork management systems with approval routing and proofing

What to look for specifically

For pet food packaging approvals, make sure the tool can:

• track label copy and artwork revisions
• log who approved what and when
• preserve comment history and redline changes
• enforce spec review steps for legal, regulatory, QA, marketing, and customer signoff
• retain final approved artwork and superseded versions
• export audit evidence for customer or regulatory audits

Common use case

A private label pet food manufacturer might use the system to route a packaging proof through:

1. Regulatory review
2. QA review
3. Customer approval
4. Final release to print

Every step gets recorded in the audit trail.

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a shortlist of specific tools suited to food/pet food packaging workflows, or
2. a feature checklist you can use to compare vendors.