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ISO INSIDER ISO 22000 to ensure integrity of food supply chain by Jacob Færgemand and Dorte Jespersen Failures in food supply can What is the standard be dangerous and cost about ? plenty. ISO 22000 for food safety management systems is ISO 22000 specifies require- intended to provide security ments for a food safety man- by ensuring that there are no agement system in the food weak links in the food supply chain where an organization chain. • needs to demonstrate its ISO/22000, Food safety man- ability to control food agement systems – Require- safety hazards in order to ments throughout the food consistently provide safe chain, is currently at the stage end products that meet of Draft International Stand- both the requirements ard (DIS). It is expected to be agreed with the customer available as an International and those of applicable Standard in 2005. The stand- food safety regulations, ard can be applied on its own, and or in combination with other • aims to enhance customer management system stand- satisfaction through the ards such as ISO 9001:2000, effective control of food with or without independent safety hazards, including (third party) certification of processes for updating the conformity. system. ISO Management Systems September-October 2004 21 ISO INSIDER Who are the intended Figure 1: Example for users ? communication along Producers of pesticides, the food chain. fertilizers, and veterinary ISO 22000 may apply to Crop producers drugs Arrows indicate interactive all types of organizations communication. within the food chain rang- Food chain for the ing from feed producers, Feed producers production of ingredients requirement of customers and additives primary producers through for them to demonstrate and food manufacturers, trans- provide adequate evidence of Primary food producers Transport and storage port and storage operators their ability to identify and operators and subcontractors to retail control food safety hazards and food service outlets Food processors Producers of equipment – together with inter-related and the many conditions impacting food safety. ory authorities Producers of cleaning organizations such as produc- t agents ers of equipment, packaging ISO 9001:2000 on quality gula nd e 2 food processors material, cleaning agents, management does not deal R Producers of packaging additives and ingredients. specifically with food safety. materials Wholesalers Service providers Retailers Other supplying food chains Consumer tems standard to the secretar- Communication with custom- iat of ISO/TC 34, Food prod- ers and suppliers, based on ucts, in 2001. the information generated through systematic hazard Food safety is related to the analysis, will also assist in As a result, many countries, What does it cover ? substantiating customer and presence of and levels of such as Denmark, the Neth- supplier requirements with food-borne hazards in food erlands, Ireland and Australia The standard will combine at the point of consumption generally recognized key regard to their feasibility, need amongst others developed and impact on the end prod- (intake by the consumer). As voluntary national standards elements to ensure food food safety hazards may be safety along the food chain, uct. The standard will require and other documents speci- that such communication is introduced at any stage of the fying auditable requirements as follows : food chain, adequate control planned and maintained. for food safety management • Interactive communication throughout the food chain is systems. • System management essential. Thus, food safety is Communication along the a joint responsibility that is The number of nation- food chain (see Figure 1) is The most effective food safety principally assured through al standards has led to con- essential to ensure that all rel- systems are designed, operated the combined efforts of all fusion. Consequently, there evant food safety hazards are and updated within the frame- the parties participating in is a need to harmonize the identified and adequately con- work of a structured manage- the food chain. national standards on an trolled at each step within the ment system and incorporated international level. This was food chain. This implies com- into the overall management Why is it important now ? the reason why the Danish munication of the needs of the activities of the organization. Standards Association (DS organization to both organiza- This provides maximum ben- Organizations that produce, – www.ds.dk) submitted a tions upstream in the food efit for the organization and manufacture, handle or supply new work item proposal for a chain and organizations down- interested parties. ISO 22000 food recognize the increasing food safety management sys- stream in the food chain. will take due consideration of 22 ISO Management Systems September-October 2004 ISO INSIDER the requirements of ISO 9001: • all control measures sub- • auditable standard with 2000 in order to enhance com- jected to hazard analysis ; clear requirements ; patibility of the two standards • systematic management of • system approach, rather and to allow their joint or prerequisite programmes ; than product approach, and integrated implementation. • Hazard control • widely applicable because it • suitable for regulators. is focused on end results ; Effective systems that are • valid basis for taking deci- Status of the work capable of controlling food sions ; The Draft International Stand- safety hazards to acceptable ard ISO/DIS 22000 was issued levels in end products that • increased due diligence ; are delivered to the next link • control focused on what is on 3 June 2004. The deadline in the food chain require the necessary, and for comments is 3 November balanced integration of pre- 2004. ISO 22000 is expected to 1) • saves resources by reducing be available as an International requisite programmes and overlapping system audits. Standard in 2005. a detailed HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control The standard is being devel- Point) plan. What are the benefits for oped by working group WG or reduce the impact of iden- other stakeholders ? 8, Food safety management ISO 22000 may apply to tified food safety hazards in The benefits for other stake- systems, of ISO technical all types of organizations the product or the processing holders may include committee ISO/TC 34, Food th within the food chain environment. products. The 6 meeting of the working group took place • confidence that the The HACCP plan is used to organizations which are on 21-22 June 2004 in Copen- ISO 22000 will dynamical- manage the critical control implementing the standard hagen, Denmark. ly combine the HACCP points determined to elimi- have the ability to iden- principles and application nate, prevent or reduce speci- tify and control food safety steps with prerequisite pro- fied food safety hazards from hazards. grammes, using the hazard the product, as determined analysis to determine the during hazard analysis. Furthermore, the standard strategy to be used to ensure adds value because of the fol- hazard control by combining lowing features : What are the benefits for • international ; the prerequisite programmes users? and the HACCP plan. • provides potential for The standard will further The benefits for organiza- harmonization of national clarify the concept of pre- tions implementing the standards ; requisite programmes. These standard include among oth- ers the following : • food processors are waiting are divided into two subcate- for this standard ; gories : infrastructure and • organized and target- • provides a reference for maintenance programmes and ed communication among operational prerequisite pro- trade partners ; the whole food chain ; 1) A prerequisite programme grammes. • resource optimization (inter- • provides a framework for is a specified procedure(s) or nally and along the food third party certification ; instruction(s), specific to the Infrastructure and mainte- nature and size of the operation, nance programmes are used chain) ; • fills a gap between ISO that enhances and/or maintains to address basic requirements • improved documentation ; 9001:2000 and HACCP ; operational conditions to enable more effective control of food of food hygiene and accepted • better planning, less post- • contributes to a better safety hazards and/or that con- good practice of a more understanding and further trols the likelihood of introduc- permanent nature, whereas process verification ; ing food safety hazards and their development of Codex contamination of or proliferation operational prerequisite pro- • more efficient and dynamic HACCP ; in the product(s) and product grammes are used to control food safety hazard control ; processing environment. ISO Management Systems September-October 2004 23 ISO INSIDER Experts from the follow- ing countries are currently participating in the working group: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Poland, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thai- land, United Kingdom, Unit- ed States and Venezuela. The following organizations have liaison status: Con- federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Euro- pean Union (CIAA), Codex Alimentarius Commission, CIES/Global Food Safety Ini- tiative, and World Food Safety Organization (WFSO). • Co-author Jacob Færgemand is convener and project leader of the ISO working group that is developing ISO 22000. He works for BVQI Denmark. W E-mail jacob.faergemand@dk. bureauveritas.com Web www.bvqi.dk Co-author Dorte Jespersen is secretary of the working group and works for the Danish Standards Association E-mail dj@ds.dk Web www.ds.dk 24 ISO Management Systems September-October 2004
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