Business Management Skills

Even though numerous people are familiar with the ISO 22000, not too many of them know who should be using it. The truth is that any organization that deals with food or the food chain can benefit from using it. 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.

Even though most people think of animals when it comes to the term food chain, it also refers to operations and stages that involve creating and consuming food. This terms encompasses each step, from it being made until it gets eaten. 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 in ISO 22000 will also involve the organizations that don’t handle the food directly. 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 many assorted organizations that will be able to use 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: nursing homes, grocery stores, cafeterias, hotels, hospitals, resorts, airlines, seniors lodges, and cruise ships,
Other providers of services: catering service, transportation service, sanitation service, distribution service, storage service, cleaning service,
Suppliers of Products: sanitizing agents, tools, raw materials, sanitizing agents, packaging materials, utensils

It should be remembered that this list is not all encompassing when it comes to who can benefit from 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.

Making use of the ISO 22000 has a few advantages.

Allows organization within the food chain to demonstrate their commitment to food safety.

Communication is better both internally and externally.

Proven control over food hazards that are known.

A continual improvement of the FSMS of the organization.

Being able to use the certification mark of the NSF, something that is known internationally.

It’s easy to see why so many organizations use the 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 a very useful tool.