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

It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, which is involved in any aspect of the food chain and wants to implement systems that consistently provide safe products. The means of meeting any requirements of this International Standard can be accomplished through the use of internal and or external resources.

This International Standard specifies requirements to enable an organization:

1. To plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a food safety management system aimed at providing products that, according to their intended use, are safe for the consumer.
2. To demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety requirements.
3. To evaluate and assess customer requirements and demonstrate conformity with those actually agreed customer requirements that relate to food safety in order to enhance customer satisfaction.
4. To effectively communicate food safety issues to their suppliers, customers and relevant interested parties in the food chain
5. To ensure that the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy
6. To demonstrate such conformity to relevant interested parties and
7. To seek certification or registration of its food safety management system by an external organization or make a self-assessment or self-declaration of conformity to this international standard.

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