Certification
Food safety & food-industry certification
Certification of food-safety management for processors, packers, storage operators and food-contact suppliers.
Food-safety certification gives buyers and regulators confidence that hazards are identified and controlled across a food business — from prerequisite programmes to HACCP-based controls, verification and traceability.
BVS food-safety audits are carried out by auditors authorised for the relevant food-chain category under ISO/TS 22003-1, and follow the rules of each scheme.
Value
- Market access to retail and export customers
- Auditors with food-chain category competence
- Focus on hazards, controls and verification evidence
- Annual surveillance that keeps systems effective
Scope
Schemes and services
| Scheme / service | Description |
|---|---|
| ISO 22000 | Food safety management systems |
| FSSC 22000 | ISO 22000 plus sector prerequisite programmes and additional scheme requirements |
| HACCP | Hazard analysis and critical control points based on Codex principles |
| Customer and supply-chain food schemes | Food schemes required by buyers and supply chains |
How it works
Process outline
- Food-chain category and complexity determined (ISO/TS 22003-1)
- Auditors authorised for the category
- On-site evaluation of PRPs, HACCP plan and verification
- Independent technical review and decision
- Annual surveillance
Industries
Where this applies
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