Food and product assurance

HACCP Food Safety Certification

Identify significant food hazards and control them at the points that matter most.

Standard reference

HACCP

Certification and readiness guide
What it is

A management decision—not only a certificate.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points is a preventive method for identifying biological, chemical and physical hazards and establishing effective controls.

A practical hazard-control plan supported by monitoring limits, corrective actions, verification and records.
Business value

What a well-used system can improve

01

Preventive food-safety control

02

Clear critical limits and responsibilities

03

Faster response to deviations

04

Better process discipline

05

Stronger buyer confidence

06

A foundation for broader food-safety systems

Who it suits

Designed around operating context, not company size.

  • Food processors
  • Commercial kitchens
  • Caterers
  • Cold-chain operators
  • Ingredient suppliers
  • Packaging and storage operations
Assessment focus

What the system needs to control.

  1. 01Hazard analysis
  2. 02Critical control points
  3. 03Critical limits
  4. 04Monitoring
  5. 05Corrective action
  6. 06Verification
  7. 07Records
Readiness evidence

Before requesting assessment

This is a practical starting list, not a substitute for the applicable standard or scheme rules.

HACCP team appointed
Product descriptions
Verified flow diagrams
Hazard analysis
Monitoring records
Verification schedule
Certification pathway

From defined scope to maintained certificate

  1. Step 01

    Application and scope

    Confirm the organization, sites, activities and standard to be assessed.

  2. Step 02

    Readiness and assessment

    Review documented arrangements and evidence that the system operates in practice.

  3. Step 03

    Decision and issue

    Close applicable findings before an independent certification decision and issue.

  4. Step 04

    Surveillance and renewal

    Maintain the system, complete surveillance activities and renew within the certification cycle.

Related guides

Standards often work together.

ISO 22000:2018

Food safety management

Control food-safety hazards across the food chain through communication, prerequisite programmes and HACCP principles.

GMP

Good manufacturing practice

Demonstrate controlled manufacturing conditions, hygiene, documentation and product consistency.

Define your certification record

Tell us what your organization does and what the certificate should cover.

A clear scope helps align the standard, assessment and final certificate record from the beginning.