ISO 22000 Food Safety Information Center

Moving from HACCP to 22000: Introduction

ISO 22000 is quickly growing in popularity. A hybrid of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the HACCP Food Safety system, 22000 Has been developed as and international solution for improving food safety. How do companies already using a HACCP system make the transition to a 22000 Food Safety Management System (FSMS)?

The first step is to familiarize yourself with Quality Management System Fundamentals. Quality Management Systems go beyond traditional quality control and address how quality is managed through the company- from setting business goals and objectives to maintaining quality as product is shipped. Similar to HACCP, the system is built to plan quality into the product or service.

Food Safety Policy

The 22000 Standard requires that Management develop a food safety policy. This is a statement that management will compose that reflects the organizations commitment to providing a safe product. Stating the goal that the company will continually strive to meet, it will provide a basis for business objectives that support the policy. Once the food safety policy is established, objectives can be defined that are measurable and that when met will result in meeting the terms of your food safety policy.