TS ISO 22003-1
Food safety - Part 1: Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems
This document specifies the requirements for the audit and certification of a food safety management system (FSMS) complying with the requirements given in ISO 22000 (or other specified FSMS requirements). It also provides the necessary information and confidence to customers about the way certification of their suppliers has been granted.
Certification of FSMS is a third-party conformity assessment activity (as described in ISO/IEC 17000:2020, 4.3), and bodies performing this activity are third-party conformity assessment bodies.
NOTE 1 In this document, the terms “product” and “service” are used separately (in contrast with the definition of “product” given in ISO/IEC 17000).
NOTE 2 This document can be used as a criteria document for the accreditation or peer assessment of certification bodies which seek to be recognized as being competent to certify that an FSMS complies with ISO 22000 or other sets of specified FSMS requirements. It is also intended to be used as a criteria document by regulatory authorities and industry consortia which engage in direct recognition of certification bodies to certify that an FSMS complies with ISO 22000. Some of its requirements can also be useful to other parties involved in the conformity assessment of such certification bodies, and in the conformity assessment of bodies that undertake to certify the compliance of FSMS with criteria additional to, or other than, those in ISO 22000.
FSMS certification does not attest to the safety or fitness of the products of an organization within the food chain. However, an FSMS requires an organization to meet all applicable food-safety-related statutory and regulatory requirements through its management system.
NOTE 3 Certification of an FSMS according to ISO 22000 is a management system certification, not a product certification.
Other FSMS users can use the concepts and requirements of this document provided that the requirements are adapted as necessary.
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About This Item
TS ISO 22003-1 defines requirements for bodies that audit and certify food safety management systems (FSMS). It focuses on how third-party certification bodies should operate when certifying an FSMS against ISO 22000 or other specified FSMS requirements, with an emphasis on competence, impartiality, and consistency. In practical terms, it provides a management-system certification framework rather than a product certification model.
A criteria framework for certification bodies
The standard is aimed at the credibility of the certification process, from receiving an application through planning and performing audits to supporting the certification decision. It also seeks to give customers information and confidence about how certification of their suppliers has been granted. This is particularly relevant where food-chain organizations need a common basis for supplier assessment, recognition arrangements, or comparable certification practices.
What FSMS certification covers, and what it does not
In general technical terms, an FSMS is the management approach an organization uses to control food safety hazards, manage applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and monitor processes in a systematic way. TS ISO 22003-1 addresses the criteria for certifying such a system; it does not certify the safety or fitness of individual products. That distinction matters because FSMS certification, product approval, and product testing serve different purposes in the food sector.
- It can be used as a criteria document for accreditation or peer assessment.
- It can support direct recognition by regulatory authorities and industry consortia.
- It can also be adapted for certification against specified FSMS requirements other than ISO 22000.
- It provides a conceptual and operational basis for third-party conformity assessment bodies.
- Publication Date: 30.09.2022
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 03.120.20 Ürün ve Şirket Belgelendirmesi, Uygunluk Değerlendirmesi ; 67.020 Gıda Sanayi Prosesleri
- Pages: 37
- Source Standard: ISO 22003-1:2022
- International Equivalents: ISO 22003-1-EQV
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