Managing your food safety risks
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) is the main platform for international legislation and good manufacturing practices for all sectors of the food industry. HACCP also forms a key component of many certified compliance standards and is recognized as a main element of international trade in food products.
HACCP is a risk management tool recognized internationally for use in the proactive management of food safety issues. A HACCP system helps you to focus on the hazards that affect food safety through hazard identification and to establish critical control limits at critical points during the production process.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has developed international codex standards and guidelines with the aim of providing a high level of consumer protection and fair practice in the international trade of food and agricultural products.
Our HACCP certification scheme is intended to meet, as a minimum, the CAC’s General Principles of Food Hygiene and HACCP, but it can also be tailored to include other Codex product-related codes of practice or guidelines and any national standard requirements.
Who is it relevant to?
HACCP is relevant to all sectors of the food industry, including primary producers, manufacturers, processors and food service operators who want to demonstrate their compliance with national or international food safety legislation requirements.
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There are clear benefits associated with HACCP-based adoption and certification:
- Enables you to demonstrate a commitment to food safety
- Conveys a degree of confidence required by consumers, retailers and buyers within the food industry
- Provides buyers, consumers, government enforcement and trade agencies with justified assurance that control systems are in place to assure the safe production of food
- It is based on the internationally-recognized Codex Alimentarius standards and guidelines and other national standards
- Regular assessments help you to continually monitor your food safety system
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BSI 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.
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If you’re already one of our clients and have various standards in place, your Client Manager can help you to assess where you are now, and guide you through to the certification process.
If you’re new to BSI, don’t worry, it’s still a simple process.
1. 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.
2. 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 HACCP-based food safety management system.
3. Consider training
Whether you’re seeking to implement a management system or would like to increase your general awareness of HACCP, there are a range of food safety management training courses available.
4. Pre-assessment
We can carry out a pre-assessment of your existing management system against the requirements of the standard and identify any omissions or weaknesses that need resolving before formal assessment.
5. Formal assessment
A formal initial assessment will be carried out consisting of two stages.
6. Certification and beyond
Once the assessment has been successfully completed, we’ll issue a certificate of registration, clearly explaining the scope of your HACCP food safety management system. The certificate is valid for three years and your assessor will visit you regularly to ensure you remain compliant and support you in the continual improvement of your systems. Further audits can be carried out alongside any other existing standard audits, such as ISO 9001.
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