ISO 22000:2005 is the International Standard specifying requirements for food safety management system. Applies to organizations within the food supply chain wherein needs to demonstrate the competence for food safety control.

Other requirements under which BRS operates include; (a) ISO / TS 22003 : 2007 Food Safety Management Systems -- requirements for bodies, such as BRS, providing assessment auditing and certification of food safety management systems, and (b) ISO/TS 22004 is Food Safety Management Systems Guidance on the Application of FSMS ISO 22000:2005 - ISO 22005 is the specification standard providing guidance for traceability.

FSMS ISO 22000 applies to organizations wishing to implement practices, methods and philosophy for safe handling, processing, packaging, controlling and otherwise 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.

BRS ISO 22000 protocol for registration requires HACCP verification and validation Phase I and Phase II Registration for completing FSMS validation.

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 transition from ISO 9001:2000 (ISO 15161:2001) to ISO 22000:2005, abiding to ISO/TS 22003.