Management System Certification

ISO22000 Food Safety Management System Certification

ISO22000 food safety management system standard is not only a guideline for describing the requirements of it but also a basis of certification and registration for organization's  food production, operation and supply.

ISO22000 does not address the specific requirements of any organization in the food chain, but rather expresses common requirements in food safety management and applies to all organizations in the food chain that wish to establish a food safety assurance system, regardless of size, type and product supplied by them such as agricultural producers, animal feed manufacturers, food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, as well as food-related equipment suppliers, logistics providers, packaging material suppliers, agricultural chemicals and food additive supplier, food service provider and restaurant Importance of ISO22000 certification.

Consumers are continually demanding that relevant organizations throughout the food supply chain be able to demonstrate and provide sufficient evidence to show their ability for identifying  and controlling food safety hazards and other factors that may have an impact on food safety. Therefore, many countries have established their own food safety management systems. However, the inconsistency of these standards has made organization incomprehensible so the international food safety management system standard ISO22000, which coordinates the food standards of various countries has been established. This standard can make up for the deficiency of ISO9001 for food production and can be shared at the same time.

Benefits of ISO22000 certification

• Organized and targeted communication with trading partner

• Optimize resource utilization within the organization and food chain

• Improve document resource management

• Strengthen planning and reduce post-process inspection

• More effective and dynamic food safety risk control

• Risk analysis of all control measures will be completed

• Systematic management of necessary programs

• The standard has a wide range of applications due to its focus on the final result

• It can be used as an effective basis for decision making

• Improve the diligence

• Focus on controlling the necessary issues

• Save resources by reducing redundant system audits

Significance of ISO22000 certification

In the current situation of food safety issues, the organization established food safety management system based on the ISO22000 standard can demonstrate to society their ability to control food safety hazards through self-declaration and results from assesment. Provide products that meet food safety requirements and customers' requirements for food safety; enable organization to unify their food safety requirement with their business objectives.

Food safety requirements are number one; it effects not only directly effect consumers but also directly or indirectly affects  food production, transportation and sales and other related organizations; it even affects the food authority or government's public trust.. Therefore, the promotion of this standard has important and far-reaching significance.

The characteristics of iso22000 different from HACCP

• The scope of application of the standard is wider

• Emphasize the role of communication. Communication is an important principle of the food safety management system.

• Reflecting the requirements for compliance with food laws and regulations

• The importance of the prerequisite program, operational prerequisite program and HACCP plan

• Emphasize the importance of confirmation and validation

• Added Emergency Preparation and Response regulations

• Establish traceability system and implement withdrawal mechanisms for unsafe products