Food and beverage
Food safety certification for food and beverage businesses
Independent certification of the food safety controls your buyers, retailers and regulators expect to see.
Certification and audits for food and beverage
Food and beverage businesses carry direct responsibility for consumer health. Buyers, retailers and export markets want evidence that hazards are identified and controlled at every step, from raw materials to dispatch.
We certify food safety management systems to ISO 22000 and HACCP-based systems, and can combine these with quality, environmental and safety certification in one audit programme. Auditors spend much of their time on the production floor, looking at how controls work in practice.
Certification supports, but does not replace, licensing and inspection by food regulators such as FSSAI in India. We audit and certify; your teams design and run the controls.
What we hear
Pressures we audit against
- 01
Retailer and export requirements
Retailers and importers often specify which food safety schemes they accept, and requirements vary by buyer and market.
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Hazard control at every step
Biological, chemical, physical and allergen hazards must be controlled consistently across shifts, seasons and product changes.
- 03
Supplier and ingredient risk
Ingredients and packaging come from many suppliers, and a single non-conforming batch can lead to a recall.
- 04
Traceability and recall readiness
Businesses need to trace products forwards and backwards quickly, and show that recall procedures work when tested.
Standards and audits for this sector
ISO certification
ISO 22000
Independent certification of a food safety management system that controls hazards from raw material to dispatch.
ISO certification
HACCP
Independent confirmation that your food safety controls follow the Codex HACCP principles and good hygiene practices.
ISO certification
ISO 9001
Independent assessment of your quality management system against ISO 9001:2015, by an accredited certification body.
ISO certification
ISO 14001
Independent certification of how your organisation identifies, controls and reduces its environmental impact.
ISO certification
ISO 45001
Independent certification that your organisation identifies hazards, controls risk and involves workers in keeping people safe.
Guides
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Preparing for stage 1 and stage 2 certification audits
Initial certification happens in two stages: a readiness review and a full assessment of how the system works. Here is what each stage covers and how to prepare without overbuilding.
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Integrated management system audits
Organisations with more than one ISO certification can be audited against them together. This guide explains what an integrated audit shares, what still has to be assessed standard by standard, and how to prepare.
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Transferring your certification to a new certification body
You can move an accredited management system certification from one certification body to another without starting over. This guide explains who is eligible, what the pre-transfer review covers and what happens to your audit cycle.
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Surveillance and recertification: the three-year cycle
Certification is not a single event. This guide explains the three-year cycle, what each surveillance audit looks at, what puts a certificate at risk and how to plan recertification so it never lapses.
Frequently asked questions
Where we work
Our registered office is in Redwood Shores, California. Teams in London, Dubai, Mumbai and Singapore plan and lead audits in their regions.
Plan your certification
Tell us your sites, scope and the standards you need. We reply with an audit plan and a fixed quote.