ISO 22000:2018: How to ensure the safety of your food?
ISO 22000:2018: How to ensure the safety of your food?
PRODUCT WARRANTY
Food safety and quality have become important issues of interest worldwide, mainly due to the food crises that have occurred in various parts of the world.
It is true that behind the food industry one of the main objectives has always been to achieve economic benefits, so it has been left aside the guarantee that food meets certain quality characteristics, as well as being safe for consumption.
Companies have frequently experienced the demand of their customers to their suppliers to guarantee that the products they consume are safe, not only in Mexico but also internationally.
Regarding this situation, you must consider that there is still much to do with the demands of consumers with respect to the quality of food, being one of the main problems to attack the modification in their processes and distribution.
An effective way to ensure proper quality control in the food industry is through the analysis of hazards and critical control points (HACCP) which is an effective methodology of mandatory nature for food self-control in establishments where you make your food, this method can act as a basis for the implementation of a management system. Since its publication 14 years ago, the ISO 22000 standard has been responsible for regulating this industry.
This standard involves not only producers and consumers, but also the competent authorities, exporters, importers, manufacturers and the entire supply chain.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ARE THE CHAPTERS OF THE ISO 22000 STANDARD?
ISO 22000 certification has 8 main chapters:
Scope.
References.
Terms and definitions.
Food safety management system.
Management responsibility.
Resource management.
Realization of safe products.
Measurement, analysis and updating of the system.
It is important to understand that it has become more common for companies in the food industry to demonstrate some certification that products meet quality and safety standards, as this will ensure that the products you sell are safe for the consumer and environmentally friendly.
POINTS FOR THE SUCCESS OF YOUR COMPANY
The key to success for most companies has been three basic points:
Logistics : for its storage capacity for dry, refrigerated and frozen products.
Costs: transportation, storage, qualification of the personnel involved.
Sanitation : all products are inspected by the input inspection area.
MAIN REASONS TO BECOME ISO 22000 CERTIFIED
- Process optimization: standards that bring quality to the company, processes, products and/or services.
Increase efficiency to economize: When quality and efficiency are improved, waste rates are reduced.
Brand prestige: by having a certification your company increases its added value, since it increases credibility and therefore the trust among customers.
Customer satisfaction: your customer assures that the product he/she is consuming has been manufactured under high quality standards.According to food safety and quality, it is important to highlight that it is not enough that there are official controls, but it is also necessary that there is capacity and reliability in the processes developed by the personnel involved in your operation. Your processes must be based on laboratory analysis and results.
The results must be technically reliable, even in the event of a sanitary alarm. International testing is generally recommended, as well as accreditation of internal control systems.
Distribution also plays an important role in food safety. Once the distribution chain is required to prove through tests, inspections or certifications that products meet quality and safety standards.