The Food Safety Management System (FSMS) requires organizations to:
- understand external and internal issues and stakeholders related to food safety
- Develop a Food safety Policy - usually a one-page document declaring commitment to food safety
- appoint a food safety team
- develop a hazard control plan
- develop a SMBPP or Management Manual that briefly discusses the sections of ISO 22000.
- implement food safety practices products for the implementation of the corresponding mandatory program.
- develop procedures, in particular, for each of the critical control points and preliminary operational programs.
- implement accounting for monitoring critical control points and preliminary operational programs
- develop and monitor food safety goals and objectives take into
- account the risks and opportunities associated with food safety, and take into account the need for a Food Protection Plan and a Food Fraud Protection Plan to
- monitor food safety indicators
- plan responses to food safety emergencies
- ensure that staff are competent and understand their responsibilities in the field of food safety
- monitor food safety nonconformities and take measures to eliminate significant or recurring nonconformities
- ensure internal and external communication on food safety issues
- implement evaluation and monitoring of external suppliers
- implement verification of the Management Plan hazards and mandatory programs
- conduct internal audits
- of the food safety management system to ensure that top management strategically analyzes the food safety management system.
Documentation requirements:- Food Safety Policy
- Hazard control plan
- SMBPP or Management Manual
- Procedures
- Food Safety Improvement Plan (monitoring of food safety goals and objectives)
- Emergency plan
- Records for monitoring critical control points and pre-operational programs
- Registers of nonconformities and corrective actions.
Advantages of the food safety management system:- demonstration of due diligence
- compliance with regulatory and consumer requirements
- increasing the profile and reputation of the company, as well as the confidence of stakeholders
- greater marketing opportunities leading to higher profits
- increased food safety in the supply chain
- minimizing risks and incidents related to food safety
- improved food safety indicators
- increased protection against false accusations of food poisoning
- implemented food safety culture and employees are empowered
- easily integrates with other control systems.
TQCSI Certification Process:- Contact your TQCSI office and request pricing or apply online (or fill out the application form below) - TQCSI needs to know what your business is doing and how many employees (full-time equivalent)
- to avoid delays, do not wait until your food safety management system is fully implemented.