ISO 22000:2018
All about Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
ISO 22000:2018
Summary
ISO 22000:2018, the global Food Safety management system (FSMS) contains the best Food safety and quality related management practices of leading global companies. (https://www.iso.org/standard/65464.html ).
Compliance and certification with the ISO 22000:2018 food safety management system standard’s requirements establishes that your company’s management system is at par with the best global management System practices thus bringing trust and confidence of your existing and potential customers.
These fundamental requirements of a FSMS management system once established, finetuned and matured prove to be a strong foundation for continuity of your food business..
What is FSMS ISO 22000:2018 and why is it important
ISO 22000:2018 is an international standard for FSMS Management System (FSMS) created for small, medium and large organizations and not for individuals.
It provides a framework for implementing FSMS System for any organization in the food chain, looking to provide products and services that consistently meet the requirements and expectations of food safety & hygiene, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Good manufacturing practices - GMP, Good hygiene practices - GHP, Law of the land, customers, users and other relevant interested parties in the most effective way possible.
The FSMS integrates all the processes, resources, assets, and values that support the goal of Food safety and hygiene, Legal compliance, customer satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.
ISO 22000:2018 is a flexible standard that allows each organization to define its FSMS policy, objectives and standard operating procedures.
ISO 22000:2018 defines, aligns, and streamlines processes throughout the organization and operates through identification of Critical control points in your processes, application pf prerequisite programs (PRPs) and Operational prerequisite programs (OPRPs)
The principles of the Food Safety Management System. ISO 22000:2018 (FSMS):
Quality, hygiene, identifications of risks and prevention and risk reduction, consistency, traceability, customer and consumer satisfaction, accountability and transparency are the main underlying principles.
These principles are applied through HACCP (Hazard analysis and critical control point) analysis and through requirements of quality management system QMS ISO 9001:2015 throughout the food chain.
It ensures continuity of the all businesses in the food chain, in all seasons.
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Benefits of ISO 22000 to your customers
The ISO 22000:2018 standard is recognized internationally and your customers will understand the benefits of working with companies that are ISO 22000 certified.
Most organizations only do business with ISO 22000 certified companies because the certification provides the assurance that your food safety management system is constantly assessed and approved.
Organizations know from experience that working with ISO 22000:2018 certified companies provides many advantages, for example:
Consistent safe, hygienic and quality products and services
Reliable hazards identification, prevention and control
System are maintained by regular internal and annual external assessments by the Food safety internal auditors and the external auditors from the Certification body
Reduction in complaints
Better reporting and communication
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Benefits of ISO 22000 to your organization
ISO 22000 certification brings down costs, creates new opportunities, meets regulatory requirements, and helps organizations expand into new markets in which new clients require ISO 22000 certification.
ISO 22000 certificate helps you in your brand building.
ISO 22000 provides a practical Food Safety Management System (FSMS) for improving and monitoring all processes of your organization.
With the documented FSMS and training of your employees, you will have a system that will continually improve the overall performance of your organization.
Implementing an effective ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System (FSMS) will help your organization to focus on the critical areas of your business and improve its efficiency.
The management processes established as per ISO 22000, throughout your business will provide a solid foundation, causing increased productivity and profit thereby helping you acquire new customers and retain existing ones.
The important benefits of the ISO 22000 certificate include:
Internationally recognized standard
Compatible with other ISO standards like Quality Management System ISO 9001, Health and Safety Management System ISO 45001, etc.
Effective for small, medium, and large companies
Improved internal management of all organizational processes
Reduction in wastage
Increase in efficiency and productivity leading to increase in profits
Improved customer retention and acquisition of new customers
Consistent results which are regularly measured and monitored
Increase in customer's confidence due to a high standard of safety of food products and services in the entire food chain and customer service.
Role of the ISO consultant in ISO 22000 Certification:
The ISO 22000 consultant studies your organization, identifies Gaps, trains people on ISO 22000 requirements, defines processes, develops FSMS policy, objectives, standard operating procedures and data entry forms.
ISO consultant also conducts internal audits to remove any non conformities and also assists the organization to conduct management review meetings as per the protocol define by the ISO 22000 standard.
ISO consultant also helps you identify the suitable Certification body and facilitate the external certification audits.
Role of the Certification body in ISO 22000 Certification:
The Certification body audits your FSMS Management System (FSMS) as against the requirements specified by the ISO 22000:2018 standard and upon successful verification of your compliance, certifies and provides your organization an ISO 22000:2018 certificate.
A genuine certification body is accredited by an accreditation board of a country.
To find out country wise accreditation boards please visit https://iaf.nu/en/accreditation-bodies/ .
From IAF website you can visit the website of the accreditation board of a country.
From the website of the accreditation board , you can find the name of the genuine certification bodies in your country, accredited by this particular accreditation board.
All accredited certification bodies are treated at par despite being accredited by accreditation board of any country.
For example from the accreditation board JAS-ANZ (Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand ) listed on the IAF website, you can go to their website https://www.jas-anz.org/, here you can find from the JAS-ANZ register (https://register.jas-anz.org/accredited-bodies ), the list of accredited certification bodies in your country.
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Conclusion:
Nowadays, it has become mandatory to get your organization certified to ISO 22000:2018, in order to market and sell your food product/food contact packaging material, ware housing, transportation service etc., to establish your brand, invoke trust and confidence of your existing customers and consumers in your food products or services and your organization and to attract new customers and consumers.
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