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[carine]

Is ISO22000:2005 recognized by all over country? How do we determined whether ISO22000 accepted by d country?

[Charles.C]

Is ISO22000:2005 recognized by all over country? How do we determined whether ISO22000 accepted by d country?

Dear carine,

Is this what you mean by "recognize".?

ISO standards are voluntary. ISO is a non-governmental organization and it has no power to enforce the implementation of the standards it develops. A number of ISO standards - mainly those concerned with health, safety or the environment - have been adopted in some countries as part of their regulatory framework, or are referred to in legislation for which they serve as the technical basis. However, such adoptions are sovereign decisions by the regulatory authorities or governments of the countries concerned. ISO itself does not regulate or legislate. Although voluntary, ISO standards may become a market requirement, as has happened in the case of ISO 9000 quality management systems, or ISO freight container dimensions.

http://www.iso.org/i...s_standards.htm

I don't recall ever having seen any countries officially nominating iso22000 as their food safety control system but it's possible.
iso22000 usually specifies in its text that for local usage, a country's own regulatory requirements for safety factors, eg HACCP, take first priority where various interpretations / options are listed in the standard.

Rgds / Charles.C

[MCIAN]

Hi Carine,


Are you doing business with the government of a country or do you just wish to know if your ISO 22000 certificate will be accepted by the National Regulatory Agency of the country you wish to export your product to? You can check at the Bureau of Standards which is normally under the Department of Trade & Industry of the country of interest. Normally, the ISO standards are recognized by most countries especially if the country is a member of the ISO Technical Committee (TC 34 for the 22000) which you can access via the link below.

http://www.iso.org/i...tm?commid=47858

Edited by MCIAN, 07 February 2013 - 01:49 AM.

[Charles.C]

Hi Carine,


Are you doing business with the government of a country or do you just wish to know if your ISO 22000 certificate will be accepted by the National Regulatory Agency of the country you wish to export your product to? You can check at the Bureau of Standards which is normally under the Department of Trade & Industry of the country of interest. Normally, the ISO standards are recognized by most countries especially if the country is a member of the ISO Technical Committee (TC 34 for the 22000) which you can access via the link below.

http://www.iso.org/i...tm?commid=47858

Dear Carine / MCIAN,

As you noted, Carine unfortunately makes no mention of the type of food, type of business, contract etc. The result is that any answer is totally hypothetical. I can only directly refer to experience regarding seafood.

If referring to exports into, say the EC, from a (designated) third world country I predict that certification to a GFSI standard (eg FSSC 22000)(or any other private / voluntary FS standard) is likely to be simply irrelevant to regulatory import authorities. i would anticipate USFDA is a similar situation. The reason is that these bodies have their own, long established, systems of control.

If the business is intra-EC, the situation changes.

Another exception could be if a G-to-G MOU existed. This can happen but is, i think, rare.

If Carine was referring to acceptance by a customer, the situation likely again varies depending on origin/destination. IMEX, there is simply no uniform answer, even if GFSI is trying to promote such a situation.

But perhaps you had some specific product / origins / destinations in mind ??

Might be useful if Carine replied.?

Rgds / Charles.C

[Charles Chew]

There is no winner here. Every institution has been trying to push their standard to be globally recognized for a long time coming and each standard has its followers and merits. Even BRC calls itself BRC Global Standard however the only winner I can possibly point to would be the "Buyer" of your product who may insist on which reference standard you should embrace to get that contract you have been eyeing for such a long time. Sadly, thats the way it goes and I frankly do not see any major shift any sooner.