ISO 22000 certification in Food Safety Management is essential to demonstrate your commitment to food safety throughout the supply chain and production procedure.
Food Safety
Recent concerns have made food safety a major concern on a daily base for everyone. With the public demand to ensure the health of consumers and with the general acceptance that those involved in the production and distribution of food must work under strict standards, the certification of businesses in the food sector is a basic condition for their smooth operation.
ISO 22000 – about Food Safety Standard.
The food safety management standard, ISO 22000, provides a common system which gives organisations the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to Food Safety. The standard was developed in collaboration with food experts and organizations from around the world and is based around HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points). The fundamental principle is "the design, implementation, operation, maintenance and renewal of a food safety management system" aiming to provide products which, based on their intended use, are safe for consumers.
Who needs ISO 22000?
This management system can be used at all stages of the food supply chain, from primary producers, to processors, in storage-transport processes, in the food trade, providing a common framework as well as a system that is internationally recognized. By correlating the requirements of both ISO 22000 and ISO 9001 systems their integration is a real possibility.
The advantages of ISO 22000
Having your food safety management system independently certified to ISO 22000:2018 provides you with a management system framework that combines the tools, techniques, control procedures and regulatory requirements ensuring food safety.
Specifically, the implementation and certification of a Food Safety Management System (FSMS) will enable a company to:
• provides assurance that the system is widely accepted by customers as it meets requirements supported by suppliers and traders who want to promote improved food safety.
• ensure legal compliance and improved risk management.
• helps to the achieve operational efficiency.
• increase the scope of new business opportunities and the fulfilment of contractual obligations.
• provides third party validation of the HACCP plan.
• establish controls that will ensure the possibility of introducing hazards into the final product from the work environment.
• identifies the external and internal issues related to its purpose and affecting its ability to achieve the intended outcome(s) of the SDAT.
• plans the actions to address the threats and exploit the opportunities and how to integrate and implement the actions in the SDAT processes and evaluate the effectiveness of said actions.
• determines information necessary for the effectiveness of SDAT and documented information with requirements of food safety, legislative, regulatory authorities and customer requirements.
The Certification is provided by the BM CERT body with ESYD accreditation.
