Many people have heard of the ISO 22000, but a lot of them wonder who it is that should use it. Using the ISO 22000 is going to benefit anyone or anything that has to do with food. It doesn’t matter whether the organization or business has 50 or 500 employees; any business that deals with food will be helped by the ISO 22000.
Although a lot of people think of the animal kingdom when talking about the food chain, it’s also referring to the different stages in making and eating food. The term includes each of the steps, from the food is first made to when it becomes dinner. To be more precise, it includes things like production, the processing, the distribution, the storage, and the handling of every piece of food or ingredient.
The food chain which is referred to in ISO 22000 also is involving organizations that aren’t directly handling food. These are organizations such as ones that make food for animals that make food, as well as animals that are going to become food eventually. The food chain also encompasses companies that are making things that will hold food or ingredients of food.
There are quite a few organizations that are able to make use of ISO 22000.
Primary producers: ranches, fisheries, farms, and dairies
Processors: poultry processors, meat processors, fish processors, and feed processors
Manufacturers: soup manufacturer, snack manufacturer, bread manufacturer, canned food manufacturer, cereal manufacturer, seasoning manufacturer, canned good manufacturer, frozen food manufacturer, dressing manufacturer, beverage manufacturer,
Providers of food services: cafeterias, nursing homes, hotels, resorts, hospitals, airlines, seniors lodges, grocery stores, and restaurants.
Other providers of services: storage service, catering service, logistics service, transportation services, distribution service, sanitation service, cleaning service
Suppliers of Products: utensils, tools, equipment, raw materials, agents for sanitizing, and materials for packaging,
Don’t forget, this list doesn’t include all of the organizations that are going to be able to use ISO 22000. Chances are that you can think of other organizations that will be able to benefit from using it. The ISO 22000 is going to benefit companies and organizations that are dealing with food.
You will find there are benefits to incorporating the ISO 22000.
It will allow the organizations that are in the food chain to show how committed they are to food safety.
Communication is better both internally and externally.
Demonstrating control over the food hazards which are known.
A continual improvement of the FSMS of the organization.
Having the ability to use the internationally known certification of NSF.
With all this information, its not difficult to realize why so many organizations use ISO 22000. It offers an organization a lot of useful tools. Without it, a lot of organizations would not be be where they are today. It’s an extremely useful tool.