ISO Standards Certification

Food safety doesn’t begin inside a processing plant and end as a product leaves the supermarket. Food products can be exposed to hazards during farming, harvesting, receiving, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, retail, and preparation. Thus, the management of those risks must be coordinated across the food chain. This is especially true for food businesses in Sri Lanka, where regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and international food-safety practices are constantly changing. The food-control system in Sri Lanka is based on the Food Act No. 26 of 1980, under which more than 30 regulations have been gazetted, according to the Food Control Administration Unit of the country. The authority also has the responsibility of controlling domestic food, controlling imports, and issuing certificates of export for food items. In this context, ISO 22000 certification offers a systematic approach to organizations in developing, implementing, maintaining, and continually impr...

In the context of the food business, the HACCP certification and the ISO 22000 certification are often treated as one and the same. They are closely related, but they have different purposes. The easiest way to differentiate is this: HACCP is a systematic approach to food safety hazard control, while ISO 22000 is a comprehensive food safety management system standard, which incorporates HACCP principles within a broader management system. Codex identifies HACCP through seven principles focusing on hazard analysis, critical control points, monitoring, corrective action, verification, and documentation. ISO 22000:2018 integrates HACCP principles with prerequisite programs, interactive communication, and food safety management requirements. This helps food manufacturers, processors, caterers, retailers, and other food chain organizations to choose the right framework, prepare better documentation, and approach audits with fewer gaps. What is HACCP? HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Cr...

India’s food industry is expanding in manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, logistics, retail, and food service. Food businesses are also facing growing expectations for food safety, resource efficiency, climate-related risks, control of supply chains, and responsible production. This makes the link between ISO 22000 and sustainability increasingly relevant. ISO 22000 certification is pretty much a food safety management standard. It describes the requirements that help organizations to identify food safety hazards, control risks, and consistently provide safe food. This applies to the entire food chain, from primary production and manufacturing to transportation, storage, catering, and retail. But sustainability should not be considered a claim that is automatically conferred by certification. This is why a company must set specific environmental and sustainability targets. A stronger opportunity is to use a well-managed food safety system as part of a larger strategy for re...