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HACCP Food Safety Management System and ISO22000
- What is HACCP?
- What are the benefits of implementing a HACCP/ Food Safety system
- Why choose Integrated Consulting Solutions?
- What our consultants will do for you
Developing a Quality Management System (ISO9001:2008)
Developing an Environmental Management System (ISO14001)
Developing an OHS (Safety) Management System (AS4801)
Getting Product Certification for your product.
What is HACCP?
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) is an internationally recognised risk management tool which is designed to prevent physical, chemical and biological hazards in food and beverages BEFORE the finished product stage.
A HACCP system helps you to proactively address food safety risks through identifying and establishing critical control limits at critical points (CCP's) during production. HACCP is also a key element of many compliance standards and is frequently a requirement in international food trade legislation.
HACCP is relevant and widely used across all sectors of food and related industry including growers, manufacture, retail, packaging, distribution etc.
What are the benefits of implementing a HACCP/ Food Safety system?
When we manufacture food, we want to be sure that food is safe to eat. The best way of achieving this is by building a HACCP system.
Some of the benefits of being HACCP certified include:
- Confidence in safe product. The main benefit of HACCP is confidence. Confidence for ourselves that the food we make is safe.
- Cost Savings. One of the foundations of HACCP is setting up early detection of problems in the process line. This means that product that has a problem is detected more quickly and this can save a lot of money, as the problem can be contained before it spreads, gets sent out or mixes in with other clean product.
- Legal Protection. It has been widely accepted that HACCP based systems present the food industry with the most effective management tool to enable the production and supply of safe food. As such, the adoption of this approach can offer a legal defence in the event of an outbreak of food borne diseases.
- Training. HACCP helps with training new staff because it maps exactly what our processes are and where the important points are and what to do when something unusual happens.
- Entry to market. The larger the buyer, the more likely they are to insist that we have a HACCP based food safety system.
- Alignment with other management systems. HACCP forms the basis for all of the other main Food Safety management systems. That means that once HACCP is in place, it is easy to upgrade to meet specific buyer demands.
Why choose Integrated Consulting Solutions?
All our auditors are experienced RABQSA qualified auditors or equivalent with superior communication and presentation skills and an ability to work quickly, autonomously and effectively.
Integrated Consulting Solutions' consultants have a wide range of expertise so we can always find you a consultant who is ideal for you and who understands your business.
At ICS we have an improvement focus- it's not about finding fault. After thoroughly assessing both the gaps and strengths of your system we suggest ways to improve that are built on and integrated with your current system. We don't believe in 'reinventing the wheel' or 'change for change's sake'
Our aim is always to achieve and exceed your goals in the most timely and cost-effective manner possible.
We specialise in effective systems and solutions which:
- Are customised to your organisation's unique needs and culture.
- Are user-friendly and can be both easily maintained and changed by YOU as your needs change.
- Have a minimum of documentation.
- Will not only meet your compliance requirements but will improve your business and save you money.
Integrated Consulting Solutions commits to preparing your system to guarantee compliance AND successful Certification by an external body if required.
Your people will be thoroughly prepared and trained to maintain the system and to undertake external audits as required.
What our consultants will do for you
ICS follow a series of clearly defined steps in developing or preparing you Management system for certification.
The steps typically include the following:
- Undertake a detailed needs analysis:
In consultation with your staff, your consultant will evaluate every step of your process and identify the strengths and weaknesses and where the risks are. They will determine exactly what is required for your organisation to achieve compliance with regulations and to create a system which is suitable for your organisation and as user-friendly as possible - Identify Critical Control Points:
The next step is to establish what the potential hazards are at various points in the production process (Critical Control Points or CCP's) and to create a plan that will prevent them and/ or fix them if they happen (The HACCP plan). - Train staff:
All relevant staff are then thoroughly trained in the reasons for/ and the requirements of the HACCP system according to your organisations and individual needs. - Record keeping:
Your consultant will then set up a simple system of records which shows how well you have been identifying, monitoring and eliminating hazards. This would include records of risks and how they are being controlled and what prevention programs are in place. Our qualified technologists base all of these measures on sound scientific knowledge. - On-going assistance:
We check in on you on a regular basis to ensure that the system is effective and to make any changes or improvements you require.
- Undertake a detailed needs analysis:
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