ISO 22000 specifies the requirements for a food management system along the food chain. In order to provide a safe and consistent end product that meets the requirements of both consumer and adopted food safety regulations, organizations need to demonstrate their ability to control food safety hazards.

According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 22000 is defined as the connection point to ensure that there are no defects in the food supply chain. The standard "from feed production, primary production to food producers, transport and storage businesses, and retail subcontractors and food service exporters - with food-related organisations such as equipment producers, packaging materials, cleaners, additives and Ingredient manufacturers, etc. can use it.

Changes in ISO22000 food safety management system

David Jones, Quality Systems Manager at the Bemis factory in Swansea, said: "While the BRC is all about regulation, ISO22000 seems to go beyond the BRC by requiring you to think about your internal systems and decide how you achieve your goals. I don't think there will be any difficult problem, but it requires us to change the perception set by the BRC telling you to do this or that.

Bemis, which exports 80% of its products to continental Europe, now plans to adopt ISO22000 as soon as possible. Mike Bird, plant manager in Swansea, said: "We had a report back from BS two weeks ago and the report was very good - there were three or four minor non-conformities and we had no difficulty picking them out. Feeling that having ISO22000 immediately brings bigger profits, but it's always good to be one step ahead and lead the way in the competition. On the consumer side, they change from country to country, but food hygiene is becoming more and more important, we It's just to strengthen our system, so we take the requirements of these changes to get everything in place.