ISO 22000 is a generic food safety management system standard. It defines a set of general food safety requirement that apply to all the organization in the food chain. ISO 22000:2018 Compliance for Food Safety Management System is a process control system designed to improve quality of the food organizations by identification, evaluation and control of the food safety hazards like physical, chemical, microbiological, and other hazards in food production as well as entire food chain. ISO 22000 defines and follows HACCP guidelines, which includes steps designed to prevent problems before they occur and to correct deviations through a systematic way as soon as they are detected. Such preventive control systems with documentation and verification are widely recognized by scientific authorities and international organizations as the most effective approach available for producing safe food.

Who needs ISO 22000?

ISO 22000 covers organizations across the whole food chain, from the farm to the table. ISO 22000:2018 enables the producers, processors, distributors, exporters, etc., associated with food products, to utilize technical resources efficiently in a cost-effective manner, which assures food safety.
 

What are the benefits of ISO 22000?

• Reduction in food safety incidents and cost.
• Compliance with legal and Codex HACCP principle.
• Lower risk of liability.
• Fewer errors and customer complaints.
• Continual improvement in products & processes.
• Resource optimization – internally and along the food chain.
• Sustainable food safety performance.
• Improves consumer / supplier /regulator confidence and relationships.
• Platform for process and management control and improvement.
• Competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Promotes international trade.
• Improved overall performance.

ISO 22000:2018

ISO 22000:2018, which recentlt got revised, is a food safety standard for businesses in the global food chain. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed the standard ISO 22000:2018, Food safety management systems – Requirements for any organization in the food chain. ISO 22000:2018 standard outlines Food Safety Management System requirements for any organization in the food chain and is one of a family of standards focused on the development, implementation and improvement of a food safety management system.

The standard incorporates and complements the main elements of ISO 9001, the standard for quality management systems, as well as hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), a preventive approach to food safety.The standard provides a framework for organizations to develop, implement, monitor and continually improve a food safety management system, or FSMS, within the context of their overall business risks. To comply with the standard, businesses must meet all applicable food safety-related statutory and regulatory requirements.