NSF-CMi has now added the top food safety standard ISO 22000 to its growing list of accreditation accolades.

Amanda McCarthy, processing scheme manager for NSF-CMi, said: “Gaining accreditation from UKAS for this standard is an important move as we continue to expand our presence in an increasingly global marketplace.

“Food safety is the most important issue in the global food supply chain and ISO 22000 is being recognised internationally as a major development in setting effective management systems in food safety,” she adds.

Launched in 2005, the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 22000 standard was designed to help food companies throughout the food chain manage their food risks in a proactive and collaborative way.

It specifies requirements for a food safety management system where an organisation in the food chain needs to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe at the time of human consumption.