ISO 22000:2018 sets out the requirements for a food safety management system and can be certified to. It maps out what an organization needs to do to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe. It can be used by any organization regardless of its size or position in the food chain.It is set up with a food safety management system (FSMS), comprising of a team of professional consultants from different fields, including technical and mechanical applications of food production, safety management, cold chain logistics and other experiences.
ISO 22000:2018 specifies requirements :
1. To effectively communicate food safety issues to their suppliers, customers and relevant interested parties in the food chain
2. To demonstrate such conformity to relevant interested parties, andTo seek certification or registration of its food safety management system by an external organization, or make a self-assessment or self-declaration of conformity to ISO 22000
3. To evaluate and assess customer requirements and demonstrate conformity with those mutually agreed customer requirements that relate to food safety, in order to enhance customer satisfaction,
4. To plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a food safety management system aimed at providing products that, according to their intended use, are safe for the consumer,
5. To demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety requirements
6. To ensure that the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy