ISO FOOD CHAIN STANDARD

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published a new standard for food safety management systems, designed to ensure there are no weak environmental health links in food supply chains. ISO 22000 specifies requirements for food safety management for sourcing, manufacturing, canning, boxing, bagging, bottling, delivering and selling food. Its detailed advice will apply to food manufacturers, packagers, bottlers, distributors and retailers alike. ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden stressed that the standard would help food ...


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