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ISO 22000
ISO 22000 is an international standard that defines the requirements of a food safety management system covering all organizations in the food chain.
Increasing consumer demand for safe food has led many companies to develop food quality management systems and food safety management systems, based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach. In 2001, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) started the development of an auditable standard for the food industry, building on HACCP’s role in food safety management systems. This resulted in the newly formed ISO 22000:2005 standard, which defines food safety management requirements for companies that need to meet and exceed global food safety regulations.
Increasing consumer demand for safe food has led many companies to develop food quality management systems and food safety management systems, based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach. In 2001, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) started the development of an auditable standard for the food industry, building on HACCP’s role in food safety management systems. This resulted in the newly formed ISO 22000:2005 standard, which defines food safety management requirements for companies that need to meet and exceed global food safety regulations.
Requirements
The standard combines generally recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the food chain, including:
ISO 22000 Certification creates a harmonised food safety standard that is accepted the world over. By integrating multiple principals, methodologies and applications, ISO 22000 is easier to understand, apply and recognise. That makes it more efficient and effective as an entry-to-market tool than previous combinations of national standards.
- Interactive communication
- Management System
- Control of food safety hazards through pre-requisite programmes, HACCP plans and operational PRP
- Continual improvement and updating of the food safety management system
ISO 22000 Certification creates a harmonised food safety standard that is accepted the world over. By integrating multiple principals, methodologies and applications, ISO 22000 is easier to understand, apply and recognise. That makes it more efficient and effective as an entry-to-market tool than previous combinations of national standards.
Your benefits of ISO 22000 certification
Certification according to ISO 22000 helps to create a systematic framework for management system and food safety which offers organisations a competitive advantage because it:
- provides a systematic approach to implement HACCP
- demonstrates compliance to HACCP principles for authorities and clients
- enables an organisation to work with a multitude of clients which expect an implemented food safety management system to be in place
- provides improved performance measurable in key areas such as less waste of resources, reduced costs and improved productivity
- improves the motivation and skills of the personnel
- promotes the responsibility of the management
