ISO 22000 Food Safety

ISO 22000 is an international standard that defines the requirements of a food safety management system covering all organizations in the food chain from “farm to fork”.

The standard combines generally recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the food chain, including:

• Interactive communication
• System management
• Control of food safety hazards through pre-requisite programmes and HACCP plans
• Continual improvement and updating of the food safety management system

Who is it relevant to?

ISO 22000 is a truly international standard suitable for any business in the entire food chain, including inter-related organizations such as producers of equipment, packaging material, cleaning agents, additives and ingredients.

ISO 22000 is also for companies seeking to integrate their quality management system, for example ISO 9001, and their food safety management system.

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Certifying your food management system against the requirements of ISO 22000 will bring the following benefits to your organization:

• Applicable to all organizations in the global food supply chain
• 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
• 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

More specific benefits include:

• System approach, rather than product approach
• Resource optimization – internally and along the food chain
• All control measures are subjected to hazard analysis
• Better planning - less post process verification
• Improved documentation
• Systematic management of prerequisite programmes
• Increased due diligence
• Dynamic communication on food safety issues with suppliers, customers, regulators and other interested parties
• A systematic and proactive approach to identification of food safety hazards and development and implementation of control measures

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We are experts in training as well as assessment and have a network of public and in-house courses dedicated to teaching you the skills you need before, during and after registration to the standard.

From a one-day introductory course to implementation training or auditor courses, our network of public and in-house training can help you at every stage of the process. Our experience of how organizations of all types and sizes relate to the standard is unequalled - and we can deliver the training you need for understanding, implementing, assessing and certifying your ISO 22000 food safety management system.

We offer a comprehensive programme of training courses covering every aspect of ISO 22000 for:

Delegates who are new to ISO 22000 and food safety management systems

• Courses in awareness, understanding and implementing a new system

Delegates who need to audit and improve an existing system

• Courses in auditing, assessing and improving an existing system

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If you’re already one of our clients and have various standards in place, your Client Manager can help you assess where you are now, and guide you through the certification process.

If you’re new to BSI, don’t worry, it’s still a simple process.

1. Choose the standard

Before you can begin preparing for your application, you’ll require a copy of the standard. You should read this and make yourself familiar with it.

2. Make contact

Get in touch and tell us what you need, so we can sort out the best services for you. We’ll then give you a proposal detailing the cost and time involved in a formal assessment.

3. Meet your assessment team

We’ll assign you a Client Manager, who will be your main point of contact through the process – and beyond. They’ll have an excellent understanding of your business area and will support you as you move forward to the assessment and certification of your integrated management systems.

4. Consider training

Whether you’re seeking to implement a management system or would like to increase your general awareness of the standard, there are a range of workshops, seminars and training courses available.

5. Pre-assessment

We can carry out a pre-assessment of your existing food safety management system against the standard and identify any omissions or weaknesses that need resolving before formal assessment.

6. Formal assessment

A formal initial assessment will be carried out on site consisting of two stages.

7. Certification and beyond

Once the assessment has been successfully completed, we’ll issue a certificate of registration, clearly explaining the scope of your food safety management system. The certificate is valid for three years, and your assessor will visit you regularly to help you make sure you remain compliant, and support you in the continual improvement of your systems.

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