An international standard for food safety management systems that combines HACCP principles with a structured management framework.
No. It is a voluntary international standard. Australian food businesses must still comply with the mandatory Food Standards Code regardless of whether they hold ISO 22000.
Yes. ISO 22000 incorporates HACCP principles within a broader food safety management system framework.
An accredited third-party certification body carries out the audit and issues the certificate; ISO writes the standard but does not certify businesses.
FSSC 22000 is a certification scheme that builds on ISO 22000 together with sector-specific prerequisite requirements and is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.
Yes. It uses the common ISO high-level structure, making it easier to integrate with standards such as ISO 9001 for quality management.