ISO 22000
To meet the growing
food safety and quality requirements, companies must ensure that their supply
chain is secured and under appropriate controls. Organizations are taking more
ownership for food safety and protecting their brands
Food safety as
an objective
Food safety is a
global concern. Past events have demonstrated that weak food controls can
dramatically impact our day to day lives and turn the fortunes of successful
companies around. Pressure from consumers, ecological associations and
governmental bodies is now driving the whole food supply chain (primary
producers, catering establishments, restaurants, hotels, food producing
companies, food transporting companies, retailers, food storing companies and
animal feed manufacturers) to implement safer food management systems.
WHAT IS ISO
22000 CERTIFICATION?
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 exceed food safety regulations all over the world. One standard that
encompasses all the consumer and market needs. It speeds and simplifies
processes without compromising other quality or safety management systems.
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 food services, to
processing, transportation, storage, retail and packaging.
ISO 22000 creates a
harmonized safety standard that's accepted the world over. By integrating
multiple principals, methodologies and applications, ISO 22000 is easier to
understand, apply and recognize. That makes it more efficient and effective as
an entry-to-market tool than previous combinations of national standards.
ISO 22000 specifies the requirements for a food safety management system that
combines well-recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the food
chain, up to the point of final consumption:
- Provide interactive
communication, internationally and across the supply chain.
- Compliance with the HACCP
principles - Hazard Analysis, Identify Critical Control Points (CCP's),
Establish Critical Links, Monitor CCP's, Establish Corrective Action, Record
Keeping, Verification.
- Harmonize the voluntary and
prerequisite standards.
- Create a structure that's
aligned with ISO 9001:2000.
- System management & Process
control
