WHAT IS ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION (FSMS)?
ISO 22000 Certification is an international Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) standard. The International Organization brought it forward for Standardization (ISO) in September 2005. This standard is like a global food safety management system governing the entire food supply chain, stretching from growers and producers to processors, packaging, transport, and point of sale. Heck, it also considers suppliers of non-food products and services, such as cleaning and equipment manufacturers, and is open to organizations of any size. The most recent version of the standard is ISO 22000:2018, and it substitutes ISO 22000:2005. The 2018 version includes modifications to be compatible with other ISO management system standards. It enables organizations to integrate their various management systems more efficiently.
WHY DO WE NEED ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION?
ISO 22000 gives a systematic approach to identifying, evaluating, and controlling food safety hazards, ensuring that food items are safe for consumption by minimizing or eliminating risks with biological, chemical, and physical hazards. It helps the business to discern and manage risks that cause health hazards.
ISO 22000 Certification Affects Your Business
ISO 22000 lays down a food safety management system. It includes interactive communication, a management system, and mandatory programs.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
ISO 22000 certification is recognized everywhere in the global food chain. Certification is a way to become a supplier of choice. Getting it publicizes your commitment to food safety.
It is aligned with other ISO management system standards, making it reasonably easy to integrate your food safety management with quality, environmental, or health and safety-creating management systems.
In addition, when combined with technical specifications for sector-specific prerequisite programs like ISO/TS 22001-1/ISO 22002-1 and PAS 223, it provides a baseline for FSSC 22000.
REQUIREMENTS OF ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION?
ISO 22000 is a criterion created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS). It is pertinent to any organization linked with the food chain, regardless of size or position in the food production and supply stream.
ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION – KEY BENEFITS
- It builds stakeholder engagement and brand reputation.
- It provides preventative and corrective approaches to food safety management.
- It identifies, manages, and mitigates food safety risks.
- ·It reduces and eliminates product recalls and litigation.
KNOW THE ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION PROCESS (FSMS)
Once you make up your FSMS, it becomes essential for you to run it for a bit and document that process before you decide to have an ISO certification body for it. You must fill out an application form with information about your organization next! The ISO Certification body you have selected will review your application form, after which it will give you the quote. Now, you can plan your certification audit! Dinosaurs were extinct before the ISO standards, but one must keep evolving! It is like the theory of evolution. So, fill out those forms and get your certification soon!
HOW TO GET ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION (FSMS)
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