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GLANCE AT ISO 22000
ISO 22000, Food safety management system-Requirements throughout the food chain, specifies the requirements for food safety management in a food chain, with the aim of demonstrating the ability of a Company to control food safety hazards and provide safe end products.
Since food safety is a joint responsibility that needs to be assured throughout the combined efforts of all parties participating in the food production and distribution, ISO 22000 may apply to all type of organizations involved. It consists of a "system management" standard that is incorporated into Company overall management activities, integrating the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) with other Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001:2000.
This standard clarifies the concept of prerequisite programmes, by dividing them into two categories, i.e. infrastructure and maintenance programmes, and operational programmes. The former are used to define the basic food hygiene requirements and good practices, while the latter to control and reduce the impact of identified hazards. Both will be run on the principles of "Critical Control Points", which is at the basis of HACCP.
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