ISO 22000

ISO 22000 is an International Standard specialized as “Food Safety Management Standard (FSMS).”

ISO 22000 combines and supplements all the core elements of ISO 9001 and HACCP. It provides effectiveness to their framework for various aspects like development, implementation, maintenance and continual improvements of the Food Safety Management Standard.

ISO 22000 is prominently aligned with other major standards like ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. It enables effective system integration.

Applicable industries for ISO 22000

ISO 22000 is applicable for various industries which are majorly directly or indirectly involved in the food chain business. Here is the list of major industries where ISO 22000 benefits in more than one way:

• Farms, dairies and fisheries

• Processors of feed, meats, and fish

• Manufacturers of bread and cereals, beverages, canned and frozen food

• Foodservice providers such as fast-food chains, restaurants, hospitals and hotels

• Various types of food mobile caterers

• Multiple Supporting services including food storage, food distribution and suppliers, food processing equipment, raw materials, additives, cleaning and sanitizing products,

• Packaging food products

In short, major parts of ISO 22000 standard are been part of food products or food chain industry applicable to the respective terms.