ISO 22000 Certification – Food Safety Management Systems

ISO 22000 certification is for a food safety management system (FSMS) for any organization in the food chain. By implementing an ISO 22000 standard, FSMS based on an organization can specify the requirements and procedure for a food safety management system that generically involves the following elements: – both side interactive communication, system management, prerequisite programs, and HACCP principles. Thus it provides the means to determine and analysis why certain determined hazards need to be controlled.

ISO 22000:2018 has been aligned with Annexure SL / High-Level Structure developed by the International Organization for Standardization to enhance the compatibility of the two standards. In comparison with HACCP (a principle oriented standard), the standard is a more procedural orientated guidance than a principle-based one. Food safety is the responsibility and accountability that involves all the stakeholders present in the food chain – in fact, supervision is necessary at every single stage; that is why effective communication at every level must be interactive, not only top-down.

The most effective food safety systems are documented, established, implemented, operated and maintained & updated within the framework of a structured management system and incorporated into the overall management activities of the organization. Recognition of the food organization’s role and position within the food chain is essential to ensure effective interactive internal/external communication trails throughout the chain to deliver safe food products finally to the final consumer. Communication along the food chain is essential for the organization to ensure that all relevant food safety hazards have been identified and are being adequately controlled at every stage within the food chain. Application of ISO 22000 requires both side communication in an organization i.e. down as well upstream communication in the cycle of the food chain. Communication with customers and supplies about identified food hazards and relevant and appropriate control measures will assist in clarifying customer and supplier requirements.

1. Food safety (not product quality)
2. Integration of HACCP method 
3. The satisfaction of all the parties involved; authorities dedicated to control legal requirements; consumers, intermediaries, other food companies 
4. Evaluation and determination of customer requirements and provision of proof of compliance with such mutually agreed food safety requirements, to increase customer satisfaction
5. Optimizing resources both internally and across the entire supply chain
6. Effective communication of food quality and safety aspects to suppliers, customers, and other players involved in the food supply chain
7. Special terms access to financial procedures
8. Reduction of resource misuse
9. Better ability to adhere to legal requirements
10. Possibility of competing in Foreign Markets with an objective warranty of organization quality
11. More likeliness of winning National and International tenders
12. Reduction of bank guarantee in public contracts
13. More possibility of getting clients
14. Improvement of the company image
15. Monitoring and cost-cutting

Organizations implementing ISO 22000 independently of other management system standards or integrated with existing management system need to comply with these requirements:-

• Setting objectives to comply with the policy to gain the desired objective
• Introduction to policies for overall food safety
• Planning and designing a management system 
• Effective internal communication
• Appropriately trained and qualified Personnel
• Evaluate the performance 
• Following HACCP principles
• A traceability system for identification of CCP
• Continually updating and improving the FSMS

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