Difference of HACCP and ISO 22000?

Answer 1

ISO 22000 is a Food Safety Management System that includes Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). However, it also includes other management system processes that work together to control food safety throughout the organization.

A company can achieve internationally recognized certification to ISO 22000, or the similar scheme FSSC 22000.

The ISO 22000 standard contains the specific requirements to be addressed by the Food Safety Management System. The standard addresses:

• Having an overall Food Safety Policy for your organization, developed by top management.
• Setting objectives that will drive your companies efforts to comply with this policy.
• Planning and designing a management system and documenting the system.
• Maintaining records of the performance of the system.
• Establishing a group of qualified individuals to make up a Food Safety Team.
• Defining communication procedures to ensure effective communication with important contacts outside the company (regulatory, customers, suppliers and others) and for effective internal communication.
• Having an emergency plan.
• Holding management review meetings to evaluate the performance of the FSMS.
• Providing adequate resources for the effective operation of the FSMS including appropriately trained and qualified personnel, sufficient infrastructure and appropriate work environment to ensure food safety.
• Following HACCP principles.
• Establishing a traceability system for identification of product.
• Establishing a corrective action system and control of nonconforming product.
• Maintaining a documented procedure for handling withdrawal of product.
• Controlling monitoring and measuring devices.
• Establishing and maintaining and internal audit program.
• Continually updating and improving the FSMS.
• Read about these requirements in more detail at ISO 22000 Explained