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Last updated: 2 October 2026
ISO 22000 combines HACCP principles with a management system approach to food safety. Expertvuw’s team sets up prerequisite programmes, hazard analysis and the FSMS documentation, and prepares you for audit by an accredited certification body.
ISO 22000:2018 sets requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS) for any organisation in the food chain — from farms and processors to packers, storage, transport, caterers and packaging makers. It combines prerequisite programmes (PRPs) for hygiene and infrastructure, hazard analysis based on Codex HACCP principles, and management system elements such as objectives, internal audit and improvement.
Many large buyers and retailers ask for a scheme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), such as FSSC 22000, which is built on ISO 22000 plus sector-specific PRPs and additional requirements. ISO 22000 is often the first step towards it.
In India, an FSMS works alongside FSSAI licensing, where Schedule 4 hygiene requirements and FSSAI’s own food safety audit framework apply.
Basis: ISO 22000:2018; Codex Alimentarius General Principles of Food Hygiene (HACCP); ISO/TS 22002 series for PRPs; Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and FSSAI Schedule 4. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
ISO 22000 applies to any organisation in the food chain.
Hazard analysis follows Codex HACCP principles.
Prerequisite programmes cover hygiene and infrastructure basics.
FSSC 22000, a GFSI-recognised scheme, builds on ISO 22000.
An FSMS complements FSSAI licensing and hygiene requirements.
Certificates are valid for three years with annual surveillance.
Most food safety gaps show up on the shop floor.
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ISO 22000 connects with these services.
Hazard analysis and critical control points.
Food safety licence and registration.
Good Manufacturing Practice.
Quality management system.
Compare with ISO 22000:2018.
Set up prerequisite programmes.
Identify hazards and control measures.
Prepare FSMS documents and records.
Audit, verify and review.
Support during certification audits.
Food safety needs daily discipline.
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An international standard for food safety management systems, combining HACCP principles with management system requirements.
No. HACCP is a hazard control method; ISO 22000 includes HACCP within a complete management system.
ISO 22000 alone is not; FSSC 22000, which builds on ISO 22000, is GFSI-recognised.
Yes. ISO 22000 certification does not replace FSSAI registration or licensing.
Any organisation in the food chain, including processors, caterers, storage, transport and packaging companies.
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Gap analysis, documentation and audit readiness are handled by Expertvuw’s team. Certificates are issued only by independent certification bodies after their own audit; we recommend bodies accredited by NABCB or another IAF member accreditation body.