ISO 22000 Certification Services

ISO 22000 is an international accredited standard that harmonizes existing international and industry certification schemes and incorporates HACCP principles, though HACCP can still be implemented as a separate risk management tool. ISO 22000 creates an effective and common structure for food safety management, communication throughout the supply chain, and management of food safety critical control points.

Benefits of ISO 22000 System Certification

Certification to a single accredited and globally accepted standard
Improved communication throughout your supply chain
Enhanced understanding and implementation of HACCP principles which leads to Improved critical control point hazard management

What is ISO 22000?

The ISO 22000 international standard specifies the requirements for a food safety management system that involves the following elements:

interactive communication
system management
HACCP principles

Communication along the food chain is essential to ensure that all relevant food safety hazards are identified and adequately controlled at each step within the food chain. This means communication between organizations both upstream and downstream in the food chain. Communication with customers and suppliers about identified hazards and control measures assist in clarifying customer and supplier requirements.

Recognition of the organization's role and position within the food chain is essential to ensure effective interactive communication throughout the chain to deliver safe food products to the final consumer.
The most effective food safety systems are established, operated and updated within the framework of a structured management system and incorporated into the overall management activities of the organization. This provides maximum benefit for the organization and interested parties. ISO 22000 has been aligned with ISO 9001 in order to enhance the compatibility of the two standards.

ISO 22000 can be applied independently of other management system standards or integrated with existing management system requirements.

ISO 22000 integrates the principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system and application steps developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Hazard analysis is the key to an effective food safety management system, since conducting a hazard analysis assists in organizing the knowledge required to establish an effective combination of control measures. ISO 22000 requires that all hazards that may be reasonably expected to occur in the food chain, including hazards that may be associated with the type of processes and facilities used, are identified and assessed. Thus, it provides the means to determine and document why certain identified hazards need to be controlled by a particular organization and why others need not.

During hazard analysis, the organization determines the strategy to be used to ensure hazard control by combining the prerequisite programs and the HACCP plan.