ISO 22000:2005 is the International Standard specifying requirements for food safety management system (FSMS). ISO 22000 Applies to organizations within the food supply chain that need to demonstrate competence in food safety control.

ISO/TS 22003:2007 provides the requirements to attest food safety management and to achieve ISO 22000 certification [ISO/TS 22003:2007 -- Requirements for Bodies Providing Assessment Auditing and Certification of Food Safety Management Systems, such as BRS].

FSMS ISO 22000 applies to organizations that implement practices, methods, and operations seeking to assure safe handling, processing, packaging, controlling, and otherwise safe food management system. Fulfilling the requirements of ISO 22000:2005 enables an organization to:

• Plan, operate, maintain and update a food safety management system aiming at providing products that are safe for the consumer;
   
• Demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety regulations within both the points of origin and point of sale;
   
• Evaluate and assess market and customer expectations while demonstrating conformity with the food safety requirements, as to enhance customer experience;
   
• Effectively communicate food safety issues to stakeholders including contractors, suppliers, customers and relevant parties such as legal authorities within the scope of the food chain;
   
• Ensure that the organization conforms to its own agreements and stated food safety policy and procedures;
   
• Demonstrate conformance against a recognizable and accepted International Management System Standard to interested and relevant parties;
   
• Achieve certificate of registration status for food safety management system by an International Registration Body; and
   
• Pursue continuous improvement against the organization's own indicators of performance.

For ISO 9001:2000 registered organizations wishing transition to ISO 22000:2005, see comparison table in Annex A of FSMS ISO 22000:2005. BRS provides for combination with ISO 9001:2000 or for transition from ISO 9001:2000 (reference ISO 15161:2001) to ISO 22000:2005, in abiding to ISO/TS 22003 : 2007. Contact us for details for transition combining food quality as well as safe foods.