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The ISO 22000:2005 standard outlines Food Safety Management System Requirements for any organization in the food chain, and is one of a family of standards focused at the development, implementation and improvement of a food safety management system.

Benefits of implementing ISO 22000:2005 include:

• A clear, auditable, global standard providing a framework to bring together all parts of your Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
• Demonstrates commitment to customer satisfaction
• Tests compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and your own systems through internal audits and management reviews
• Improves internal and external communications
• Improves your organizations image
• Links pre-requisite programs (PRP’s & OPRP’s), HACCP with the Plan-Do-Study-Act philosophies of ISO9001 to increase the effectiveness of your food management system
• Requires regular testing of data integrity / lot recall programs and process audits
• Aligns with other management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001)

Who should use ISO 22000:2005?

Since ISO 22000 is a generic food safety management standard it can be used by any organization directly or indirectly involved in the food chain including- Farms, Fisheries and Dairies, Processors of Meats, Fish and Feed, including Manufacturers of soups, snacks, bread, cereal, beverages, canned and frozen food, etc as well as food service providers such as restaurants, fast food chains, hospitals and hotels.

Supporting services should not be forgotten and providers of food transportation storage and distribution, catering services as well as product suppliers for equipment, additives, raw materials, cleaning and sanitizing products, packaging. In short if your products touch the food industry or the food we eat, part or all of the ISO 22000 requirements will apply.

Why Choose NQA?

With offices serving North & South America, Canada, the Far East and Europe we are well place to serve any organizations that feeds the global food chain, Our auditors converse with local regulation, practices as well as international requirements and we do not use the one size fits all model for auditor selection by only utilize trained professionals with hand on experiences in food manufacturing sectors specific to the organizations products and services and language needs.

How do we audit a 22000 FSMS?

Our audit process consists of two stages, each of which is supported by NQA provided checklists to ensure a through understanding of the processes and expectations of each stage.

Stage one

After your organization completes our stage one checklist an onsite review of your FSMS will be scheduled, this will consist of a through review of your food safety management system by one of our food management system auditors, including PRP’s, OPRP’s, HACCP, compliance with regulatory and statutory and customer requirements.

Mandated procedures, internal audits and management reviews will also be examined to ensure your organization is ready for the second stage of the assessment.

Stage two

We now test your FSMS, our audit team will be working hands on with your food safety team, looking for compliance to your FSMS, ISO 22000, as well as statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to your organizations position in the food chain and final consumption of product. We will sample all your processes, production methods, controls, PRP’s, HACCP plans and procedures, as well as test your personnel’s skills and knowledge in food safety as well as practical application. Our value added audit process will also allow best practices discussions with your management team and give a unique outsiders view of your present system.

How do I find out more information?

To order copies of ISO 22000.2005 go to www.ansi.org.

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