Food safety management system requirements

The ISO 22000 standard contains the following specific requirements to be addressed by the food safety management system (FSMS):

• Have an overall food safety policy for your organization, developed by top management
• Set objectives that will drive your company’s efforts to comply with this policy
• Plan and design a management system and document the system
• Maintain records of the performance of the system
• Establish a group of qualified individuals to make up a food safety team
• Define communication procedures to ensure effective communication with important contacts outside the company (regulatory, customers, suppliers and others) and for effective internal communication
• Have an emergency plan
• Hold management review meetings to evaluate the performance of the FSMS
• Provide adequate resources for the effective operation of the FSMS, including appropriately trained and qualified personnel, a sufficient infrastructure and an appropriate work environment to ensure food safety
• Implement prerequisite programs
• Follow HACCP principles
• Establish a traceability system for identification of product
• Establish a corrective action system and control of nonconforming product
• Maintain a documented procedure for handling withdrawal of product
• Control monitoring and measuring devices
• Establish and maintain an internal audit program
• Continue to update and improve the FSMS

Source: Vinca, LLC.