ISO Management Systems
May - June 2008

Food safety management systems

Special report

• Online version

 

The ISO 22000 series
Global standards for safe food supply chains

The launching on 1 September 2005 of the ISO 22000 series, developed by ISO technical committee ISO/TC 34, Food products, signalled the arrival of a truly global option for ensuring safe food supply chains. This article gives a technical overview of the different standards in the series and how they can be put to use.

▪   Survey “incomplete” but reveals ISO 22000 implementation in 72 countries
▪   World food giant Danone one of the earliest adopters of ISO 22000
▪   Kraft Foods evaluates ISO 22000 as global standard for ensuring food safety
▪   World’s largest veal producer to implement ISO 22000 at all its facilities
▪   Arla Foods sees ISO 22000 becoming international benchmark for food safety
▪   International dimension of ISO 22000 motivates Malta’s leading food processor
▪   Market feedback on ISO 22000
▪   Eight keys to successful ISO 22000 implementation

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