Everything You Need to Know About ISO 22000

What is ISO 22000? What does it require from businesses regarding a food safety management system that applies international standards? Let's find out detailed information with Anh Khang.

ISO 22000 is one of the international standards for food safety management systems issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

What is ISO 22000?

What is ISO 22000?

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ISO 22000 is one of the international standards for food safety management systems. This standard was drafted and issued by the ISO Organization.

This standard is combined with ISO 9001 and HACCP to minimize risks and ensure safe food quality at all levels.

ISO 22000 is built on the accumulated experience from applying the recommendations of CODEX, drafted by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization in 1963.

In 2008, ISO 22000 was introduced as an international standard for food safety management systems and has the latest version updated in 2018.

FSMS according to ISO 22000

The food safety management system according to ISO 22000 refers to the requirements and procedures for the applicable entities to achieve the set objectives for food safety.

Determining the application of FSMS standards can be considered as the enterprise has set a strategic orientation and ensured activities to follow the set direction.

ISO 22000 details the requirements for food safety throughout the entire process from raw materials, production, packaging, ... until the product reaches the consumer.

With 10 clauses, businesses can maximize their operational capabilities, even when combined with ISO 9001 or ISO 14001.

Applicable entities

ISO 22000 can be applied by all types of organizations in the food production and supply chain, regardless of size.

Factories, production workshops, food processing food cleanrooms.

Retailers.

Restaurants and food service businesses.

Businesses providing equipment for the food industry.

Food storage.

Supermarkets, wholesale and retail food distributors.

Benefits of applying ISO 22000

Food safety is always one of the topics that receives a lot of attention from society. Adherence to ISO 22000 not only brings many benefits to businesses but also significantly impacts consumers.

For businesses

Building an international standard FSMS.

Increasing stability in the supply chain of food-related products and services.

Flexible in handling and minimizing risks that cause food safety and hygiene.

Demonstrating transparency in business management activities.

Enhancing trust and prestige in the eyes of customers.

Businesses have more advantages in promoting business, increasing revenue and production scale, operations.

For consumers

Minimize food safety risks.

Can choose reputable food suppliers.

Feel more secure when using food.

Basic requirements

Overall plan developed by top-level management.

Specific goals and directions for implementing the set plan.

Plans to design and document the system.

Qualified food safety team.

Plans are available for emergency situations.

Meetings to evaluate FSMS performance.

Sufficient human resources for the FSMS to operate effectively.

Ensuring compliance with HACCP standards.

Establish a traceability system to identify products.

Establish a corrective action system and control non-conforming products.

Maintain a documented procedure for handling product recalls.

Control monitoring and measuring devices.

Establish and maintain an internal audit program.

Continuously update and improve the FSMS.

Key elements of ISO 22000

Interactive communication

The purpose of this is to be able to control the entire process, including communication within the organization and between the organization and external parties.

In addition, emphasis must also be placed on communication between the enterprise and suppliers and customers to clarify requirements and potential risks.

System management

This element is built based on the actual situation of the enterprise with criteria for participation and commitment of management levels, all employees with the working environment and facilities that meet standards.

Depending on the role of the enterprise in the food chain, the prerequisite programs are different. These programs must:

Be appropriate to the needs of the organization.

Be suitable for the size and type of operation of the product being produced.

Be applied throughout the system.

Be approved by the food safety team.

Some commonly applied prerequisite programs such as GAP, GVP, GMP, GPP, ….

HACCP principles

HACCP is one of the foundations for building ISO 22000. Therefore, to implement ISO 22000, businesses also need to meet the following HACCP principles:

Hazard analysis.

Identify critical control points (CCPs).

Establish critical limits for CCPs.

Establish procedures to monitor CCPs.

Establish procedures to monitor CCPs.

Establish corrective actions.

Establish verification procedures.

Establish record-keeping and documentation procedures.

Process of applying ISO 22000 for businesses

Businesses can refer to the following steps:

1. Confirm food business information on criteria such as location, scale, and scope of application.
2. Survey the conditions and context of the enterprise.
3. Training to raise awareness of ISO 22000:2018 standards, internal audit training.
4. Guidance on establishing document and process systems, maintaining implementation results.
5. Internal audit of the FSMS according to ISO 22000:2018, prepare audit reports.
6. Guidance on implementing corrective and preventive measures and addressing arising risks.
7. Guidance on completing the document system and standard procedures in preparation for certification audit activities.
8. ISO 22000:2018 certification audit. Implement some corrective and improvement actions after certification and receive the certificate.

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