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ISO 22000
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LRQA Leading the Way in Food Quality
LRQA, an international registrar within the food industry for many years, issued the first ISO 22000 approval in North America to Kraft Foods in April 2006.
For the first time in history, a certifiable standard providing an internationally harmonized framework for the safety and quality requirement exists for the whole food chain.
In September 2005, the International Organization for Standardization announced the publication of ISO 22000, which provides certification for all types of organizations within the food chain ranging from feed producers, primary producers, food manufactures, transport and storage operators and subcontractors to retail and food service outlets.
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What is ISO 22000?
ISO 22000 is an international industry standard formulated and recognized as a full food management system that is applicable for all organizations across the food supply chain. ISO 22000 embodies and maintains the Codex Alimentarius HAACP principles, requires the implementation of good practices and expects organizations to define the practices that are appropriate to them.
ISO 22000 can be implemented on its own; however, it is designed to be fully compatible with ISO 9001 and as such, the standard requires a company to manage control measures in accordance with the quality management standard ISO 9001. In addition, the format of ISO 22000 is the same as ISO 9001 and 14001, making it suitable to develop integrated risk management systems.
The ISO 22000 standard has three parts:
- requirements for good manufacturing
- requirements for HACCP according to HACCP principles of the Codex Alimentarius
- requirements for a management system
While the requirements for good manufacturing practices are not listed in the standard, the standard does make references to existing practices.
For further detail, copies of the ISO 22000 standard can be obtained from www.ISO.org.
How can ISO 22000 certification benefit my organization?
Certification to the quality management system ISO 22000 standard helps create a systematic framework in which organizations drive continual improvement, creating a competitive advantage for your organization because it:
- is an opportunity to achieve international harmonization in food safety standards
- enables you to work with many organizations where it is a contractual obligation or expectation
- will also provide a tool to implement HACCP throughout the food supply chain
- can provide improved performance measurable in key metric areas such as less waste, reduced costs and improved productivity, product, process and service all contributing lower product failures and providing better traceability of product throughout the entire supply chain
How can we gain certification to ISO 22000?
We provide a range of services, including assessment and training courses, to prepare you for certification. Our certificates are truly earned and are a reliable and transparent symbol of management achievement and a commitment to continual improvement.
- Contact one of our business advisors at 866-563-4654.
- Alternatively, complete the inquiry form on this website.
- For ISO 22000 training and development options, please visit our food safety training courses.
Our assessment process involves these primary stages:
Why Choose LRQA?
At LRQA, we are passionate about what we do, and we understand what's at stake for your business. We work hard to apply our expertise to make your management systems more efficient and effective. This is why we are one of the world's most trusted management system assessment companies providing assurance for your business and in turn, your clients.
- Reputation and Experience – We have issued over 40,200 approvals at more than 48,420 sites to various standards, schemes and specifications. We are recognized and respected worldwide for our own high standards of technical competence, impartiality and independence.
- Assessor Expertise – We use a unique qualification coding system that matches our assessors' industry knowledge and expertise with your business needs enabling them to conduct an effective and robust audit of your system.
- Assessment Methodology – Our assessments focus on the area and issues that are important to your business. We view the process as more than just certification; we view it as a Business Assurance process that helps you assure key stakeholders that you can deliver on the promises and goals you make.
- Assessment Reports – We will provide helpful and insightful overviews in the Executive Summary, tracking of improvements in key areas in the Continual Improvement logs, and advanced views of your long term assessment plan.
- Extensive range of services – We can provide your organization with assessment, certification and verification services to support your organization's future growth and development. In addition, our comprehensive training courses offer the tools you need to prepare, implement, maintain and improve your management system.
- Integrated Assessments – We will work with you to reduce costs through the effective integration of management system assessments.
- Global Capabilities – We have over 2,000 employees offering assessments in over 30 languages. We operate a single system worldwide, which ensures that our certification process is consistent from any of our offices around the world.
LRQA Business Assurance Approach
Our Business Assurance approach to management systems assessment and reporting is unique; it's an approach that enables you to demonstrate how your system is helping to drive your business forward in a measurable and verifiable way. We believe that building trust stretches far beyond the issuing of certificates. It's about us enabling you to deliver on your promises, to be confident in your capabilities and to stand out from the crowd.
Through Business Assurance, we can help you determine whether your management system:
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