ISO 22000:2018 Certification
The ISO 22000:2018 standard specifies requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS) to enable an organization that is directly or indirectly involved in the food chain:
- to plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a FSMS providing products and services that are safe, in accordance with their intended use;
- to demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety requirements;
- to evaluate and assess mutually agreed customer food safety requirements and to demonstrate conformity with them;
- to effectively communicate food safety issues to interested parties within the food chain;
- to ensure that the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy;
- to demonstrate conformity to relevant interested parties;
- to seek certification or registration of its FSMS by an external organization, or make a self-assessment or self-declaration of conformity to this document.
ISO 22000:2018 allows any organization, including small and/or less developed organizations (e.g. a small farm, a small packer-distributor, a small retail or food service outlet) to implement externally-developed elements in their FSMS.
Benefits of ISO 22000:2018
- Flexibility, allowing it to be applies to all the industries in the food chain, it encourages the cooperation in increasing food safety hazards.
- Demonstrates an organization’s commitment to food safety.
- Internationally-recognized, Harmonized standard for controlling food safety hazards.
- Provides a framework for the management commitment, communication with suppliers and customers, and continuous improvement of the food safety system.
- It can be integrated with various management systems like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, etc