Food Safety Management System
A food safety management system (FSMS) is a management system that focuses on driving and improving food safety performance, legal compliance and enhancement of consumer confidence through identifying and managing food safety related hazards. While HACCP (hazard analysis critical control point) technique and certification was introduced in the last two decades, ISO 22000 requires organization to establish food safety policy and objectives, establish Prerequisites programmes (PRP), perform hazard analysis, establish operational PRPs and HACCP, tracking performance through monitoring and measurement, implement corrective action and conducting management review. In essence, it consists of the following clauses,

Clause 4	Food safety management system
Clause 5	Management responsibility
Clause 6	Resource management
Clause 7	Planning and realization of safe products
Clause 8	Validation, verification and improvement of FSMS

Compatibility Based on the Deming PDCA (Plan-do-check-it) cycle, ISO 22000 has the same basic structure as other international management system standards such as ISO 9001 or ISO 14001. It offers a common framework for integrating different management systems. Please refer to the Certification page for more details. Download D924 IMS Framework (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, ISO 27001) Why is it Relevant? ISO 22000 is a requirement standard which means organizations can be certified to it. It is generic in nature and is applicable

ISO 22000 PDCA Model

to organizations of various sizes and background, and different roles along the food chain

How to Proceed?
ISO 22000 is a requirement standard which means organizations can be certified to it. It is generic in nature and is applicable to organizations of various sizes and background, and different roles along the food chain.

In order to capitalize the full offer of ISO 22000, organizations shall acquire an accurate understanding of the requirements and the intent of the standard. Perform a gap analysis to determine the status of the organization compared to the certification requirements. From top management to front line staff, all levels of staff shall acquire an appropriate level of understanding of the standard. Top management commitment is a critical success factor. Work on a realistic plan and not the least, ensure a strong buy-in from everybody.

i-VAC Certification offers a full range of improvement based HACCP and ISO 22000 training courses and certification services to address your needs,

Download F100 ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System Leaflet

Certification
Apart from enhancement in creditability through third party certification, an effective HACCP or ISO 22000 management system shall deliver the following inherent benefits,

Training Courses
i-VAC Certification training courses are designed to offer different levels of staff the opportunity to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to develop, implement, maintain and improve an effective management system.

Apart from stimulating thinking, questions and debate, the courses focus on the acquisition of fundamental principles and accurate understanding of the standard requirements. Ultimately students are loaded with ideas to support the development and continual improvement of a management system.

Based on IRCA requirements, i-VAC has introduced the most advanced Accelerated Learning Techniques to all of its training courses. The benefits of these techniques are obvious and scientifically proven. With multiple input channels and a stimulating environment, students learn through their natural ability. Using participative activities, learning becomes quick, easy and enjoyable.  

Niche Training Course
Apart from the IRCA Approved OHSAS 18001:2007 Auditor Conversion Training course (Approval A17393), i-VAC Certification offers a unique 18 hour intensive training course that focus on the accurate understanding of the requirement standard, OHSAS 18001:2007. This course covers the basic concept of the OHSAS 18001:2007 its role in supporting organization’s objective to manage its occupational health and safety performance. In addition, the course also focus on the accurate understanding of the standards, viz what is required/not required? Experience has demonstrated many organizations over-engineered their documentation system owing to a lack of accurate understanding of the requirements of the respective standards.

In House Delivery
i-VAC Certification welcomes the opportunity to deliver to in-house training courses based on customer needs. Please let us know your requirements and we will offer a solution.

Public Course Schedule

Links (Food safety management system)
International Organization for Standardization Home Page
http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

ISO store (purchase of standards)
http://www.iso.org/iso/store.htm

ISO survey of certificates
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/management_standards/certification/the_
iso_survey.htm

ISO/TC 34 Food products
http://www.iso.org/iso/standards_development/technical_committees/list_of_iso_technical
_committees/iso_technical_committee.htm?commid=47858

Hong Kong Accreditation Service
http://www.itc.gov.hk/en/quality/hkas/about.htm

International Registrar of Certificated Auditors (UK)
http://www.irca.org/home.html

International Standardized Testing Organization
http://www.isto.ch/index_1.htm

HACCP Information

European Union – HACCP guidance
www.europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biosafety/hygienelegislation/guidance_doc
_haccp_en.pdf

United States Food and Drug Administration – HACCP Web site
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.html

United States Department of Agriculture – HACCP Web site
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Hazard_Analysis_&_Pathogen_Reduction/index.asp

Canadian Food Inspection Agency – HACCP Web site
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/polstrat/haccp/haccpe.shtml
www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/fssa/polstrat/haccp/manue/tablef.shtml

World Health Organization – HACCP Web site
www.who.int/foodsafety/fs_management/haccp/en/ 

Food and Agriculture Organization – HACCP Training Manual
www.fao.org/docrep/W8088E/W8088E00.htm 

International Trade Centre - Introduction to HACCP (EQM 71 - 2002)
www.intracen.org/eqm/

HACCP Models 

United States – Department of Agriculture
www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/HACCP_Models/index.asp 

Canada – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/polstrat/haccp/modele.shtml
www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/fssa/polstrat/haccp/modelf.shtml

United States
www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/foodlaw.html - For United States
www.fas.usda.gov/itp/ofsts/fairs_by_country.asp - For other countries 

Canada – Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Food Safety Web site
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/index/fssae.shtml
www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/index/fssaf.shtml 

Japan - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html 

Australia - Food Standards Code
www.foodstandards.gov.au/thecode/foodstandardscode.cfm 

European Union
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/index_en.htm
http://export-help.cec.eu.int (how to export to the EU)

United States
www.foodlaw.org
United Kingdom and European Union
www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk

Traceability

EU Traceability Requirements
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/foodlaw/traceability/index_en.htm 

Can-Trace - Food Traceability Data Standard
www.can-trace.org 

GS1 - Food Traceability Implementation Guidelines
www.ean-int.org/productssolutions/traceability/implementation/

Withdrawal (including Recall)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (guides for importers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers ; in English and French)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/recarapp/recarappe.shtml#rp
www.inspection.gc.ca/francais/fssa/recarapp/recarappf.shtml

Australian Food and Grocery Council (processes, forms, flowcharts)
www.afgc.org.au/index.cfm?id=114

Emergency Planning
EPIX - Emergency Preparedness Information eXchange - links to national and international sites
http://epix.hazard.net/internet_sites.html