ISO 22000, published in September 2005 seeks to provide a standard for food safety management systems and complements the application of quality management systems (i.e. ISO 9001:2000) in the food supply chain.

Whilst BRC remains the dominant standard within the UK, ISO 22000 could be its successor and will almost certainly be recognised by many countries. ISO 22000 is strongly HACCP based and includes many of the quality management requirements of ISO 9001:2000.

So who is involved?
There is considerable international interest in this standard. The working group that is developing ISO 22000 has representatives from 14 countries representing all continents. The working group also has representatives from organisations such as the Codex Alimentarius, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the European Confederation of the Food and Drink Industry (CIAA).

If the chain stakeholders such as supermarkets, accept ISO 22000 as a basis for the implementation of management system requirements and need only a limited number of additional requirements, the large overlap between standards and certification assessments will disappear - and this will surely be of benefit to the food industry.

JPD will be offering courses on ISO 22000, details coming soon. For further information on our HACCP and Food Hygiene courses visit http://www.jpd.co.uk/courses/haccp.htm
or call one of our friendly training advisors on 0870 438 2573

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