ISO 22000

This international standard covers “Food Safety Management Systems – Requirements for any Organization in the Food Chain.” The purpose of the standard is to ensure that any organization working within the food chain establishes management systems that ensure food is safe.

Whilst many of the clauses of the standard draw on those of ISO 9001 regarding the control of the system, the controls relate to the management system concerning food safety, not food quality.

The operational control clauses of the standard reference well established techniques such as:

- Prerequisite programmes
- HACCP principles.

ISO 22000 is the first international standard that addresses a standard for food safety that has been accepted by the international community.

Certification process for ISO 22000

Once your management system is fully documented and has been operating for at least 3 months you may then proceed with registration. The eight steps to certification are outlined below along with the costs:

Steps To ISO 22000 Certification

Step 1

Complete the Enquiry / Application Form (Please click on the link to go to the form) then submit form to your local office.

Step 2

Once we have received your Enquiry / Application form we shall send you a Core Questionnaire for completion.

Step 3

On receipt of the completed questionnaire a formal quotation will be sent to you.

Step 4

If you find our quotation is acceptable, please sign it and return it to your local office.

Step 5

We will arrange and conduct an on-site document and readiness review. We will leave a copy of our report with any findings with you and if satisfactory arrange a mutually convenient date for the on-site audit.

Step 6

We conduct an on-site audit once it is agreed that you are ready to move forward. We produce a report on the findings plus recommendations. Unsuccessful audits may require a re-audit.

Step 7

The Certificate of Registration is issued, once all points, if any, have been addressed from the on-site audit.

Step 8

Surveillance visits are performed at least once a year but may be more frequent, depending on the size of your company.

Notes: An informal (but chargeable) pre-audit visit may be requested to determine readiness for formal assessment.

NB: Where required national taxes will be applied e.g. UK VAT @ rate applicable.
In some cases local travel and accommodation expenses will be levied e.g. USA.