SCV zal ISO22000 en PAS220 voedselveiligheid certificatie schema ontwikkelen
09-12-2008
een stap op weg naar harmonisatie in de voedselveiligheid certificering
press release van SVC; belangrijke stap in harmonisatie voedselveiligheid certificering
Development of ISO 22000 and PAS 220 food safety certification scheme
The Foundation for Food Safety Certification (SCV) will develop the ISO 22000 and PAS
220 certification scheme for food safety systems of food manufacturers
This development is supported by the Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the
European Union (CIAA).
The scheme will be submitted to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) to be benchmarked
and approved.
ISO 22000 is the international standard for food safety management systems. PAS 220 is the
publicly available specification for prerequisite programmes for food manufacturers. The PAS
220 has been developed by the British Standards Institute (BSI) in close cooperation with the
CIAA, and sponsored by several manufacturers from the food supply chain. PAS 220 is
designed to meet the requirements in ISO 22000 for prerequisite programmes for food
manufacturers.
The Foundation for Food Safety Certification is the owner of the GFSI approved HACCP food
safety systems certification scheme. As a non profit organisation it facilitates the scheme. The
actual responsibility and authority for the content of the scheme and the delivered certification
audits is the Board of Stakeholders, represented by the relevant stakeholders of the food
supply chain.
The foundation for the Certification of Food Safety Systems which facilitates the National
Board of Experts HACCP, is the legal owner of the standard 'The Requirements for a HACCP
based Food Safety System' and manages the copyright of this standard by means of user
agreements.
For more information:
The Foundation for the Certification of Food Safety Systems
Contact: ms C. Glerum
P.O. Box 693
4200 AR Gorinchem
The Netherlands
tel.: +31 (0) 183 64 50 28
fax: + 31 (0) 183 62 11 61
e-mail: scv@zpg.nl
www.foodsafetymanagement.info
Geoff Thompson, Chair of the CIAA Food and Consumer Policy Committee:
"The ISO 22000/PAS 220 scheme marks a very significant step forward for all
Food Processors. Both large and small manufacturers and retailers now have
the opportunity to unite under a commonly agreed set of prerequisite
programmes for the international control of food safety hazards."
Cor Groenveld, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Food Safety
Certification:
“The objectives of our foundation are to facilitate a certification scheme that ensures high
quality food safety audits in the whole food supply chain and to achieve harmonisation in
food safety standards and audits. Due to the fact that the combination of ISO 22000 and
the PAS 220 is very similar to our standard we believe it is a logical next step to facilitate
this harmonised scheme for Food Processors”.