ISO 22000:2005 Certification

ISO 22000: 2005 stands for food safety management system. It is a prevention-based food safety system that identifies and prevents microbial, chemical and other hazards in the food based industry.

It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, which are involved in any aspect of the food chain and want to implement systems that consistently provide safe products. The means of meeting any requirements of this International Standard can be accomplished through the use of internal and/or external resources.

This International Standard ISO 22000 certification specifies requirements to enable an organization to plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a food safety management system aimed at providing products that, according to their intended use, are safe for the consumer.

Highlights

To demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety requirements
To evaluate and assess customer requirements and demonstrate conformity with those mutually agreed customer requirements that relate to food safety, in order to enhance customer satisfaction
To effectively communicate food safety issues to their suppliers, customers and relevant interested parties in the food chain
To ensure that the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy
To demonstrate such conformity to relevant interested parties
To seek certification or registration of its food safety management system by an external organization, or make a self-assessment or self-declaration of conformity to this international standard

ISO 22000: 2005 Certification Is Built Around Seven Principles

Analysis of food hazards: Biological, chemical or physical
Identification of critical control points: Raw materials, storage, processing, distribution and consumption
Establishment of critical control limits and preventive measures: For example, minimum cooking temperature and time
Monitoring of these critical control points
Establishment of corrective actions
Keeping records
Systematic and regular auditing of the system in place by independent third party certification bodies

Benefits of ISO 22000:2005 Certification

Implementing ISO 22000 will bring the following benefits to your organization :

An auditable standard with clear requirements which provides a framework for third-party certification
Suitable for regulators
The structure aligns with the management system clauses of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Enables communication about hazards with partners in the supply chain
System approach, rather than product approach
Applicable to all organizations in the global food supply chain
Systematic management of prerequisite programmes
Increased due diligence
Dynamic communication on food safety issues with suppliers, customers, regulators and other interested parties signifies that it is a truly global international standard
Provides potential for harmonization of national standards
Covers the majority of the requirements of the current retailer food safety standards
Complies with the Codex HACCP principles
Provides communication of HACCP concepts internationally
A systematic and proactive approach to identification of food safety hazards and development and implementation of control measures
Resource optimization – internally and along the food chain
All control measures are subjected to hazard analysis
Better planning-less post process verification
Improved documentation