ISO 22000 is an international certification standard that defines the requirements of food safety management systems. It can be used by all organizations, in the supply chain – from farmers to processing, transportation, storage, retail, packaging and food services.
It combines and supplements the core elements of ISO 9001 and HACCP to provide an effective framework for the development, implementation and continual improvement of a Food Safety Management System (FSMS).
Increasing consumer demand for safe food has led many companies to develop both food quality and safety management systems, based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP). In 2001, ISO started the development on an auditable standard, which further defines HACCP’s role in food safety management systems and culminated in the newly formed ISO 22000. The ISO 22000 standard intends to define the food safety management requirements for companies that need to meet and extend food safety regulations all over the world.
Since ISO 22000 is a generic food safety management standard it can be used by any organization directly or indirectly involved in the food chain including- Farms, Fisheries and Dairies, Processors of Meats, Fish and Feed, including Manufacturers of soups, snacks, bread, cereal, beverages, canned and frozen food, etc as well as food service providers such as restaurants, fast food chains, hospitals and hotels.
Supporting services should not be forgotten and providers of food transportation storage and distribution, catering services as well as product suppliers for equipment, additives, raw materials, cleaning and sanitizing products, packaging. In short if your products touch the food industry or the food we eat, part or all of the ISO 22000 requirements will apply.
– A preventative approach to food safety
– Can help identify process improvements & reduced customer complaints
– Reduces the need for, and the cost of end product testing
– Is complementary to quality management systems such as ISO 9001
– Provides evidence of due diligence & reduces the likelihood of product recall & adverse publicity
– Enhances customer satisfaction / reduces dissatisfaction
– Facilitates better understanding of food packaging safety issues throughout the organization
– Improves staff performance through the promotion of team spirit & improves staff morale and motivation through a cleaner working environment
– A clear, auditable, global standard providing a framework to bring together all parts of your Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
– Demonstrates commitment to customer satisfaction
– Tests compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and your own systems through internal audits and management reviews
– Improves internal and external communications
– Improves your organizations image
– Links pre-requisite programs (PRP’s & OPRP’s), HACCP with the Plan-Do-Study-Act philosophies of ISO9001 to increase the effectiveness of your food management system
– Requires regular testing of data integrity / lot recall programs and process audits
– Aligns with other management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001)
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