Food safety is linked to the existence of food hazards in food at the time of consumption. So food safety hazard can occur at any stage of the food chain and it is essential that adequate control be in place. So, it should be a joint effort of all parties through the food chain.
ISO 22000: 2005 specifies the system of food safety management based on the requirements of the food chain needs to demonstrate its ability to control the risk in matters of food safety to ensure the safety of food, at the time of human consumption. Creation of a food safety systems to function more effectively and updated within a structured management system and integrated in the overall management of the organization. This provides maximum benefit for the organization and stakeholders.
ISO22000 according to ISO 9001, in order to improve the compatibility between the two standards, ISO 9001 base and went more than one based on the principle of procedural manuals. ISO 22000 food safety management and industrial characteristics of any kind of system of food processing and marketing that can be integrated closely with the Quality Management System ISO 9001.
Steps to ISO 22000 Management Consulting
- An initial analysis of the gap and the system is based on a survey
- Education programs conducted for all employees of the system of quality management and food safety
- The formation of a steering committee and a team of documentation
- Identify the food safety team and conduct a risk analysis and the preparation of the HACCP plan
- Identify policy and define the objectives of food security
- The system of food safety management ISO 22000 Document preparation.
- Training of internal auditors for ISO 22000 Documentation.
- Evaluate the internal control system first
- Take corrective actions for non-compliance
- Apply for a certificate of ISO 22000
- To evaluate the system through a second round of internal audit
- Availability of pre-ratification certificate ISO 22000 audit (optional)
- Take action on the proposals made by them.
- Final review body ISO 22000
- Eliminate the cause of the review and certification of non-compliance
- Obtain ISO 22000: 2005.
