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ISO
22000 / HACCP |
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ISO
22000– Food Safety Management Systems |
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ISO
22000 specifies 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.
It is applicable 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. The means of meeting any requirements of ISO 22000:2005
can be accomplished through the use of internal and/or external resources. |
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ISO
22000 specifies requirements to enable an organization |
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to
plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a food
safety management system aimed at providing products
that, according to their intended use, are safe for
the consumer,
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demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and
regulatory food safety requirements,
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to
evaluate and assess customer requirements and demonstrate
conformity with those mutually agreed customer requirements
that relate to food safety, in order to enhance customer
satisfaction,
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to
effectively communicate food safety issues to their
suppliers, customers and relevant interested parties
in the food chain,
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ensure that the organization conforms to its stated
food safety policy,
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demonstrate such conformity to relevant interested
parties, and
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to
seek certification or registration of its food safety
management system by an external organization, or
make a self-assessment or self-declaration of conformity
to ISO 22000
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ISO
22000 was published by ISO (The International Organization
for Standardization) on the 1st of September 2005. The
standard was published in response to 15 countries, among
them Denmark,
US & UK, interested in the creation and realization
of a standard to ensure safe food supply chains worldwide.
ISO 22000 will exert influence in both directions of the food chain as we know
it, but there will also be focus on other interested parties, including public
authorities and both customers and suppliers of the food industry. |
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Four
Key Elements |
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Management,
Including Policy, Obligation, Organization and Resources:
The contents of the standard includes a corporate requirement
to demonstrate effective internal communication within
the company, and that the management should lead the
way in doing this. There are also demands regarding
communication to both suppliers and customers. This
includes a definition of the systems necessary to ensure
agreement between the expectations of sales staff and
purchasers regarding products.
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HACCP
Plan and Principles: Food safety is defined as the
absence of risk factors above a certain acceptable
level. By employing the well known HACCP principles,
a decision is made as to where there are critical control
points (CCPs) in the process, how these are to be monitored
and how they can be brought back under control. The
management system must be focused, which means the
number of CCPs should be kept to a minimum.
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Other
Measures: Other conditions that require control
are described as “other measures”. These should
be present, documented and working well to ensure the
efficiency of the system. The standard describes how
a controlling measure is categorized as regards CCPs
and other measures, but does not include a decision
tree.
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Communication:
There are also demands regarding accessible information
about products, storage conditions and the development
of new foodstuffs and food products, as well as the
education and training of staff whose work has an impact
on food safety
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How
can
Mesh help
you achieve ISO 22000/HACCP? |
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We
will help you design, document, implement and operate a food
safety management system that meets all the requirements
of ISO 22000/HACCP.
We will design the system around your existing food safety management system
where ever possible, including the completion of risk assessments as necessary.
We will help you to establish the necessary controls to ensure you are in compliance
with relevant legislation, and help you identify and solve the areas of your
business that do not comply to the ISO 22000 standard.
Once the system has been implemented, we will recommend you for the initial audit
visit from an external assessment body. We will then arrange for your system
to be fully audited by one of our very own auditors; with the final
ISO 22000 external assessment taking place within 3 months of the initial audit
visit (depending upon the external assessment body). |
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