ISO 22000 Food Safety

Managing food safety risks across the food supply chain

Overview

ISO 22000 is an international standard that defines the requirements of a food safety management system covering all organizations in the food chain from “farm to fork”.

The standard combines generally recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the food chain, including:

Interactive communication
System management
Control of food safety hazards through pre-requisite programmes and HACCP plans
Continual improvement and updating of the food safety management system

Who is it relevant to?

ISO 22000 is a truly international standard suitable for any business in the entire food chain, including inter-related organizations such as producers of equipment, packaging material, cleaning agents, additives and ingredients.

ISO 22000:2005 is also for companies seeking to integrate their quality management system, for example ISO 9001:2000, and their food safety management system.