How to Apply ISO 22000 Certification in Malaysia?

ISO 22000 is an ISO standard for Food Safety Management System. This helps an organization monitor the food safety, hazards and make sure food is safe for consumption.

ISO 22000 is not a license. It is an international requirement specified for food safety management purposes by International Standard Organization (ISO). To get the organisation’s ISO 22000 certification, the company has to meet the criteria of ISO 22000 and audit by the 3rd party ISO certification body.

Here is the Process to get ISO 22000 certification in Malaysia

1. Define your objective, Scope, and Policy to implement ISO 22000 Standard
   – Objective : Result to be achieved
   – Policy : Intentions and direction of an organization
   – Scope : Determine the boundaries and applicability of the FSMS, specify the products and services, processes and production site(s) that are included
2. Establish the ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System. You can refer the ISO 22000 requirement.
3. Train and Implement the ISO 22000 requirements in your organization
4. Form Internal Audit team. Self-check based on ISO 22000 requirements – The organization shall conduct internal audits at planned intervals to check the conformity and the effective implementation of ISO 22000
5. Conduct Management review – Top management shall review the organization’s ISO 22000 system to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness
6. Engage the certification body for the audit
7. Get ISO 22000 Certificate
8. Each year your organization need to do an internal audit and management review
9. Each year certification body will conduct a surveillance audit on the certified company.