ISO 22000 is an international standard designed to ensure the safety of the food supply chain worldwide. Obtaining ISO 22000 certification means that an organization has demonstrated a commitment to the highest level of food safety as well as an ongoing program for continuous improvement.
Scope of application of ISO 22000
The ISO 22000 standard applies to all organizations that operate in any area of the food chain and want to implement systems that consistently produce safe, sustainable products, regardless of size.
ISO 2200 helps you in the following cases:
- Food safety
- food chain
- Supply chain risk control
- HACCP
Food business strategy
The purpose of developing the ISO 22000 international standard is to determine the requirements of the food safety management system, which is necessary for the stability of the ability to control the food safety risks of an organization in the food chain. These requirements are necessary to ensure food safety during human consumption.
The main reason for the success of the ISO 22000 standard is its ability to control and manage all processes and stages of the production chain, processing and supply of food from the product harvested from the farm to processing in the factory, storage and packaging and presentation of the final product.
ISO 22000 is aligned with ISO 9001 in order to increase the compatibility of the two standards. However, there are naturally many commonalities between the two international standards. The quality standard is the source of the food safety standard. ISO 22000 can be used independently of ISO 9001 or any other management system standard. The company can align its ISO 22000 implementation with related management system requirements, or it may use existing management systems to create a food safety management system that meets ISO 22000 requirements.