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ISO Standard to Facilitate Traceability in Food Supply Chains - ISO 22005
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released ISO 22005:2007 - Traceability in the feed and food chain - General principles and basic requirements for system design and implementations.
This latest addition to the ISO 22000 series on food management systems is another step forward toward ensuring the safety of food products for consumers.
The standard establishes the principles and requirements for the design and implementation of a feed and food traceability system.
It will allow organizations operating at any step of the food chain to:
1.Trace the flow of materials (feed, food, their ingredients and packaging).
2.Identify necessary documentation and tracking for each stage of production.
3.Ensure adequate coordination between the different actors involved.
4.Require that each party be informed of at least his direct suppliers and clients, and more.
Analysts said a traceability system can improve the appropriate use and reliability of information, effectiveness and productivity of the organization.
In recent years, cases of food poisoning and outbreaks, such as the so-called mad cow disease and other food hazards, in both developed and developing countries, have illustrated the need for food-related standards that protect public health and reduce the negative social and economic impact of such crises.
Since food safety hazards can enter the food chain at any stage, adequate control and communication throughout the process is essential. According to the ISO, one weak link in the supply chain can result in unsafe food, which can present a serious danger to consumers and have costly repercussions for suppliers. Food safety is therefore the joint responsibility of all actors involved.
A traceability system allows an organization to document and/or locate a product through the stages and operations involved in the manufacture, processing, distribution and handling of feed and food, from primary production to consumption. It can then facilitate the identification of the cause for nonconformity with a product(s), and the ability to withdraw and/or recall these if necessary.
Apart from public health considerations, the new standard will also have other social and economic advantages. In the food industry, a diversity of retail and private quality schemes generate uneven levels of safety, confusion over requirements and increased cost and complication for suppliers obliged to conform to multiple programs. ISO 22005 offers a unique solution for good practice on a worldwide basis and thus contributes to lowering trade barriers.
ISO 22005:2007 is the latest in a series of food safety standards launched in 2005. The standard uses the same definition of traceability as the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) and provides a complement for organizations implementing the ISO 22000:2005 standard.
ISO 22000:2005 gives the basic requirements for a food safety management system to ensure safe food supply chains. ISO 22000 incorporates the principles of the CAC's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system for food hygiene.
Source: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
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