As a ISO 22000 user, the following clarification is respectfully submitted:
The ISO 22000:2005 standard is made up of 5 main clauses.
The requirements of Clauses 4, 5 and 6 are essentially carry over from the ISO 9001 QUALITY Management system,
Lorne, thanks for the above clarification, however it has reinforced my understanding that ISO22k is totally focused on Food safety. I agree that clauses 4,5 and 6 are structured identically to the corresponding clauses of 9001 ( Annex A of 22k:2005 illustrates this) but it is clear that the subject of these clauses is Food Safety irrespective of their resemblance to the 9001 standard.
Clause 7 is specific to FOOD SAFETY and includes essentially the long established GMP and HACCP requirements
Thic clause is indeed where the real food safety requirements come into play (
HACCP, PRP's etc), however irrespective of the resemblance to 9001, the entire standard is specific to food safety, as illustrated the use of the phrase 'food safety' in the first sentence of almost every clause.
Clause 8 is a combination of Quality and Food Safety requirements.
I think this section is no different to 4,5 and 6 in so far as it is taken from 9001 but re-focused on food safety
To state that ISO22K is solely concerned with food safety systems and has no sections relating to Quality is not entirely corrrect.
In fact, the aim of ISO committee that developed ISO22k covering food safety was to harmonize the many existing requirements into a comprehensive management system for any organization in the food chain.
I stand by my initial assertion that there are no sections relating to Quality, the only mention I can find of Quality in the entire standard is Annex A which compares 22k to 9001. It is undeniable that the 2 standards are constructed to the same template but with 2 different aims. Are you suggesting that a company certified to 22k does not need 9001 in order to demonstrate an effective
Quality Management system ?