ISO 22000, Food safety management systems - Requirements for any organization in the food chain, was first published in 2005. The standard provides international harmonization in the field of food safety standards, offering a tool to implement HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) throughout the food supply chain.
The goal of ISO 22000 is to control, and reduce to an acceptable level, any safety hazards identified for the end products delivered to the next step of the food chain. (An end product is defined as a product that will not undergo any further processing or transformation by the organization)
Since the first publication of ISO 22000 in 2005, users along the supply chain have been facing new food safety challenges – spurring a need for the standard to be revised. ISO 22000 standard was published in June 2018.
It is normal process for an ISO standard to be revised. In fact, every 5 years standards are reviewed to determine whether a revision is necessary, to ensure that the standards remain as relevant and useful to businesses as possible.
The key elements can be described as follows:
Involvement of the management team
Food safety is not just something to be handled by the quality department. It is a top-management issue. ISO 22000 focuses on the involvement of the management team, which has to develop overall policy.
Communication
As food safety hazards may be introduced at any stage of the food chain, interactive communication both upstream and downstream is essential. In addition, internal communication is a key element to avoiding misunderstandings and minimizing risks. A common vocabulary is a great help in this connection.
The HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point) principles
ISO 22000 combines the recognized HACCP principles with prerequisite programmes. The hazard analysis determines a strategy and the prerequisite programmes set up an action plan.
System management
ISO 22000 relies on a structured management system based on relevant parts of ISO 9001. It is possible to integrate them into one management system together with ISO 14001.
Prerequisite Program
The prerequisite programmes are classified into 2 subcategories. The Infrastructure and Maintenance programs which cover permanent features in food safety. The Operational prerequisite programs are designed to reduce the risk of hazards in the product or processing environment.
Examples can include goals to improve on time delivery, defects, and controlling of OHS risk & reduction in Lost Time Injury Rate, The objectives should be designed to be S.M.A.R.T (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-based):
Examples of FSMS Objectives:
Target line: Yearly
The Certification process shall consist of the following key stages :-
Client Side Documents Requirement
With the right preparation and a good understanding of what is required for ISO 22000 Certification, Some documentation needed ready for Certification Process. The documentation will define:
Roadmap and plan for ISO 22000 Covering key Points:
UNDERSTANDING
Training on Standard Requirement Organizations needs to have the knowledge, skills and capability to support a standard beyond the certification audit.
PREPARE
GAP Analysis: We do gap analysis, CCP analysis, HACCP analysis, PRP analysis, Health and safety to identify what you do and what ISO 22000 recommends to do, it may be process addition or modification to adopt International Best Practices
IMPLEMENT
System Document Development: Based on the training the client reviews their own management system and evaluates their existing policies and procedures and modifies them to comply with the best practice.
Internal Auditor: Training Regular internal audits against the system are the requirements of the standard.
REVIEW
Standard Implementation : Client must ensure that their employees are adopting the new protocols and procedures inline of the standards.
Internal Audit: Client conducts an internal audit of their management system implementation. They must examine their own processes and procedures in terms of effectiveness.
Management Review: Client to discuss the future of their management system with their senior management about the strengths and weakness of the system to identify areas for continual improvement
ASSESS
Pre-assessment: A pre-assessment audit done prior to and outside the formal scope of certification to identify area that need more work whilst also preparing key employees for the eventual audits. A useful audit to rehearse ,align and de-bug your system:
Stage1- Assessment: Document Review
Stage 2- Assessment: Run through of the implemented systems.
PROMOTE
Certification Issue A certificate is provided to your organization.
CONTINUING ASSESSMENT
Continuing assessment Visit
A routine surveillance visit which every year or 12 months cycle over a three year period to monitor and evaluate continuing systems performance.
Re-assessment
Re certification of your management system is required every three years after the initial certification and covers a comprehensive review of the whole system. It may include an additional stage 1 review where significant problems have been encountered during the course of the certification cycle.
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An integrated management system (IMS) combines all related components of a business into one system for easier management and operations. Quality, Environmental, and Safety management systems are often combined and managed as an IMS.
Integrated Management System (IMS) integrates all of an organization’s systems and processes in to one complete framework, enabling an organization to work as a single unit with unified objectives.
ISO is developing additional standards that are related to ISO 22000. These standards will be known as the ISO 22000 family of standards. At the present time, the following standards will make up the ISO 22000 family of standards:
ISO 22000 - Food Safety Management Systems
ISO 22001
ISO/TS 22002- Prerequisite Programmes on Food Safety
ISO TS 22003 - Food Safety Management Systems
ISO TS 22004 - Food Safety Management Systems
ISO 22005 - Traceability in the Feed & Food Chain
ISO 22006 - Quality Management Systems
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