ISO 22000F O O D S A F E T Y M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M S

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WHAT IS ISO 22000?

ISO 22000, published on 1 September 2005, is

an International Standard designed to ensure

safe food supply chains worldwide and the first

of a family on food safety management systems.

WHAT IS ISO 22000?

ISO 22000 is a consensus agreement between all the

economic stakeholders concerned, that include

• Suppliers

• Users

• Government Regulators

• Other Interest Groups (Consumers)

ISO 22000 SPECIFICATION

Requirements for a food safety management

system where an organization in the food chain

needs to demonstrate its ability to control food

safety hazards in order to ensure that food is

safe at the time of human consumption.

ISO 22000 APPLICABILITY

To all organizations, regardless of size, which are

involved in any aspect of the food chain and

want to implement systems that consistently

provide safe products

ISO 22000 FAMILY • ISO 22000:2005 - Food safety management systems - Requirements for any organization in the food

chain.

• ISO 22001 - Guidelines on the application of ISO 9001:2000 for the food and drink industry (replaces:

ISO 15161:2001).

• ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 Prerequisite programmes on food safety—Part 1: Food Manufacturing

• ISO/TS 22002-2:2013 Prerequisite programmes on food safety—Part 2: Catering

• ISO/TS 22002-3:2011 Prerequisite programmes on food safety—Part 3: Farming

• ISO/TS 22002-4:2013 Prerequisite programmes on food safety—Part 4: Food Packaging

• ISO TS 22003:2013 - Food safety management systems for bodies providing audit and certification of

food safety management systems.

• ISO TS 22004:2014 - Food safety management systems - Guidance on the application of ISO 22000:2005.

• ISO 22005:2007 - Traceability in the feed and food chain - General principles and basic requirements for

system design and implementation.

• ISO 22006 - Quality management systems - Guidance on the application of ISO 9002:2000 for crop

production.

ISO 22000 is also used in the Food Safety Systems Certification (FSSC) Scheme FS22000. FS22000 is a

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) approved scheme.

ISO 22000 BENEFITS - SOCIETY

• For businesses, the widespread adoption of ISO 22000 ensures that suppliers can base the development of their products and services on specifications that have wide acceptance in their sectors

•This, in turn, means that businesses using ISO 22000 are increasingly free to compete on many more markets around the world

ISO 22000 BENEFITS - CONSUMER

•Conformity of products and services to

International Standards

•Assurance on Quality, Safety and Reliability

•Sense of security while purchasing from a

certified manufacturer/seller

ISO 22000 BENEFITS – DEVELOPING NATIONS

• For developing countries, ISO 22000 represents an international consensus and constitute an important source of technological know-how;

• By defining the characteristics that products and services will be expected to meet on export markets;

• International Standards give developing countries a basis for making the right decisions when investing their scarce resources and thus avoid squandering them

ISO 22000 BENEFITS – TRADE

• For trade officials negotiating the emergence of regional and global markets, IS0 22000 create a ‘level playing field’ for all competitors on those markets;

• The existence of divergent national or regional standards can create technical barriers to trade, even when there is political agreement to do away with restrictive import quotas;

• International Standards are the technical means by which political trade agreements can be put into practice

ISO 22000 BENEFITS - GOVERNMENT • technological and scientific know-how

• bases for developing health, safety and environmental legislation

• education of food regulatory personnel

• certification or registration

• international acceptance of standards used globally

• economic benefits

• social benefits

• trade liberalization

• food quality

• food safety

• food security

ISO 22000 BENEFITS - STAKEHOLDER • Confidence that organizations implementing ISO 22000 have the ability

to identify and control food safety hazards;

• International in scope;

• Provides potential for harmonization of national standards;

• Provides a reference for the whole food chain;

• Provides a framework for third party certification;

• Fills the gap between ISO 9001 and HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical

Control Points);

• System approach rather than Product approach;

• Auditable standards with clear requirements, suit regulators

ISO 22000 BENEFITS - OVERALL ISO 22000 can contribute to the quality of life in general by

• ensuring safe food

• reducing food borne diseases

• better quality and safer jobs in the food industry

• better utilization of resources

• more efficient validation and documentation of techniques,

methods and procedures

• increased profits

• increased potential for economic growth and development

SUMMARY OF BENEFITS• More efficient and dynamic food safety hazard control

• Systematic management of prerequisite programmes

• Increased due diligence

• Control focused on necessity

• Resource optimization

CONCLUSION• Food Safety is related to the presence of and levels of food-borne

hazards in food at the point of consumption. As food safety hazards may

be introduced at any stage of food chain, adequate control throughout is

essential. Thus, food safety is a joint responsibility of all parties

participating in the food chain;

• Failures in food supply can cause human suffering, death, poor reputation,

violations, poor nutrition, poor quality products and decreased profits;

• ISO 22000 ensures integrity of food supply chain by minimizing food-

borne hazards throughout the food chain by ensuring that there are no

weak links;

CONCLUSION• It therefore makes good scientific sense for those who are involved in

food processing, manufacturing, storage, distribution of food and food

products to adopt and implement ISO 22000;

• ISO 22000 for food safety management systems is intended to provide

food safety and security;

• ISO 22000 can be applied on its own or in combination with other

management system standards such as ISO 9001:2000

REFERENCES• ISO 2005 – FSMS : Requirements for any organisation in the food

chain (2005, Geneva FDSI 22000)

• ISO 9001:2000 – QMS : Requirements

• ISO 9001:2008 – QMS : Requirements

• Codex Alimentarius Food Hygiene Basis Texts (2001, Rome FAO)

• www.iso.org

• www.codexalimentarius.net

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_22000

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