ISO 22000:2018 Certification for Food Safety Management System in India
Food organizations who seek ISO 22000:2018 certification of their food safety management system (FSMS) by a certification body will need to implement all requirements of this standard. Our expert ISO 22000 consultant having more than 25 years of experience in food industries will help you not only in FSMS implementation but also in achieving ISO 22000:2018 certification without any worries.
What is ISO 22000:2018 Certification for Food Safety Management System?
ISO 22000:2018 Certification for Food Safety Management System is a process control system designed to improve quality of the food organizations by identification, evaluation and control of the food safety hazards like physical, chemical, microbiological and other hazards in food production as well as entire food chain. ISO 22000 defines and follows HACCP guidelines, which includes steps designed to prevent problems before they occur and to correct deviations through a systematic way as soon as they are detected. Such preventive control systems with documentation and verification are widely recognized by scientific authorities and international organizations as the most effective approach available for producing safe food.
ISO 22000:2018 combines and supplements the core elements of ISO 9001 and HACCP to provide an effective framework for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving a documented Food Safety Management System (FSMS) within the context of the organization’s overall business risks. ISO 22000:2018 enables the producers, processors, distributors, exporters, etc., associated with food products, to utilize technical resources efficiently in a cost-effective manner, which assures food safety.
The ISO 22000:2018 standard outlines Food Safety Management System requirements for any organization in the food chain and is one of a family of standards focused at the development, implementation and improvement of a food safety management system. ISO 22000:2018 is the second edition of ISO 22000. This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2023. Therefore, ISO 22000:2018 version remains current.
ISO 22000 Certification for Food Organization in India
ISO 22000:2018 Certificate is issued by Certifying Body, which is accredited to provide certificate under the ISO 22000:2018. The ISO 22000 certificate is issued for the period of 3 years after successful completion of pre-assessment and registration (Final) assessment. Surveillance audits are conducted by the Certifying Body within the period of 3 years at the interval of 6 months, 9 months or 12 months depending upon the nature and size of the organization. Upon completion of 3 years, renewal audit is done for new 3-year cycle.
Punyam.com is a leading ISO 22000:2018 certification consultancy in Gujarat, India. Punyam offers ISO 22000:2018 certification services, which includes implementation of food safety management system, documentation process, awareness/auditor training to all employees that helps any organization to achieve quick and effective certification from any approved ISO certifying bodies from USA, UK, Europe, Australia, etc.
Following are the steps of ISO 22000:2018 consultancy followed by Punyam.com to implement food safety management system and ISO 22000 certification:
- Initial gap analysis and survey of the existing system
- Conduct awareness program for all the employees on quality and food safety management system
- Form a steering committee and task-force for documentation
- Identify food safety team, carry out hazard analysis and prepare HACCP plan
- Define policy and establish food safety objectives
- Prepare ISO 22000:2018 documents of food safety management system
- Implementation and training of all personnel in the use of procedures and formats
- Training to employees related to food safety hazards identification evaluation and control and CCPS monitoring
- Train internal auditors for ISO 22000:2018 certification
- Assess the system through first internal audit
- Carry out management review meeting
- Take corrective actions for non-conformities
- Apply for ISO 22000:2018 certification
- Assess the system through second round of internal audit
- Facilitate pre ISO 22000 certification audit by certifying body(Optional)
- Take actions on suggestions given by them.
- Final audit by ISO 22000 certifying body
- Take corrective actions on the non-conformities and audit findings of the certifying body
- Get certified for ISO 22000:2018.
Following are the key benefits of the ISO 22000:2018 certification and food safety management system implemented in any organization:
- Offers a preventative approach to food safety.
- Enhances customer satisfaction / reduces dissatisfaction.
- Conformance to Legal and Regulatory requirements.
- Increase organisational credibility and reputation.
- Hazard analysis to evaluate threats to food safety.
- It helps to identify process improvements and reduced customer complaints.
- Reduces the need for and the cost of end product testing.
- Improves internal and external communications.
- Facilitates better understanding of food packaging safety issues throughout the organization.
- Increases profitability of the company.
Following are the basic ISO 22000:2018 requirements the organization must follow, in addition to ISO 22000:2018 clause wise requirements, while implementing the Food Safety Management System(FSMS) to achieve ISO 22000 certification and the best results of the food safety system certification:
- Having an overall Food Safety Policy for your organization, developed by top management.
- Setting objectives that will drive your company’s efforts to comply with this policy.
- Planning and designing a management system and documenting the system.
- Maintaining records of the performance of the system.
- Establishing a group of qualified individuals to make a Food Safety Team.
- Defining communication procedures to ensure effective communication with important contacts outside the company (regulatory, customers, suppliers and others) as well as for internal communication.
- Having an emergency plan.
- Holding management review meetings to evaluate the performance of the FSMS.
- Providing adequate resources for the effective operation of the FSMS, including appropriately trained and qualified personnel, sufficient infrastructure and appropriate work environment to ensure food safety.
- Following HACCP principles.
- Establishing a traceability system for identification of product.
- Establishing a corrective action system and control of non-conforming product.
- Maintaining a documented procedure for handling withdrawal of product.
- Controlling monitoring and measuring devices.
- Establishing and maintaining an internal audit program.
- Continually updating and improving the FSMS.
ISO 22000 consultant of Punyam.com will help you fulfil all the above requirements to successfully achieve ISO 22000:2018 certification in a time and cost effective way.
Our Strength for Food Safety Management System Consultancy
- We have a team of highly- experienced ISO consultant and globally certified lead auditors for Consulting Services
- Our team is having graduate/master degree of Engineering/management having more than 15+ years of experience in management system implementation for clients.
- Our consultants provide handholding support to clients in development and implementation of policies, plans, controls, documentation and record-keeping as well.
- 1000+ Food Safety Management System implementation in various industries in 15+ countries.
- Implemented 7000+ Man-days FSMS projects successfully
- We follow the latest standard industry best practices for FSMS implementation
- 100+ Editable documents for various management systems have been sold to our global clients
- 1000+ personnel of clients and other individuals trained by our ISO 22000 consultants for awareness, system implementation and auditor training through online/class room.
- Our FSMS consultants work with more than 50 leading International & National Certification Bodies such as BV; BSI; TUV; DNV; SGS; Lloyds; ISOQAR; NABL; IAS; UKAS, etc.
- Our clients had got benefits of continuous improvements and business excellence with use of our practical approach in consultancy projects.
- In our ready to use FSMS documentation package we provide 150+ editable sample document templates with more than 400 pages.