Steps to build your 22000 Food Safety Management System

Step 1: Learn about ISO 22000 and/or FSSC 22000

- To understand what the ISO 22000 requires and how it will affect your organization.

Step 2: Compare your current system to the requirements.

In order to be able to plan your project, you will need to know exactly what needs to be done in your organization to meet the requirements of the standard. Identify what requirements you already meet, and list the ones that need to be addressed.

To accomplish this, perform a gap analysis. I recommend check our information page in website www.tuv-sud.hk and ask our help for our gap analysis

Step 3: Plan your project

Once you have your list of requirements that you need to address, you can start planning your project. Using teams to implement the FSMS is a very efficient and effective approach. It brings in employees from all parts of the organization to participate in the development and implementation, assuring the effectiveness of the final system as well as employee ownership of the system.

Reminders :

- Using a team approach

- ISO 22000: The project Plan

- make use of 22000 Implementation Workbook and Presentations

Step 4: Design and document your system

With the team approach to implementation, there is a team assigned for each of the processes that must be documented. For example, a team assigned to work on the document control system and procedure will work together to make any changes to the current system to bring it into compliance. Then they will document the procedure as well as any necessary work instructions or forms.

The team uses information from the Gap Analysis to determine what must be done to bring the process into compliance. They may also use a prewritten procedure to assist them. This will provide them with a foundation to work from as well as an example of a process that complies with the 22000 requirements. They will tailor the procedure to reflect your processes.

Hints :

- Documentation of processes
- make use of Documentation Package available in internet

Step 5: Train employees and an internal audit team

In order to complete the implementation of the system, employees must be trained, both any new processes that have been implemented and on the requirements of the standard.

We recommend our training program as below:-

Understanding 22000 Food Safety Management Systems: train your employees individually. Each employee completes the training on a computer.

You will also need to train an internal audit team. Train enough auditors so you will be able to maintain your audit schedule. We recommend our Internal Auditor Training program. This program will train your auditors on 22000 FSMS Auditing, as well as the basics of HACCP and PRP programs. They will be guided through a practice audit of your facility.

Step 6: Have your registration audit

When the day of your Registration Audit has arrived, it is time to showcase your Food Safety Management System. The Auditor or Auditors are coming in to see how you have addressed the requirements of ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000, and how you have designed your FSMS

The Registration Audit