Hazard control

HACCP Certification

HACCP is the practical hazard-control file food operations need for buyer confidence, regulator-facing readiness and internal discipline. In Saudi Arabia that pressure usually arrives via the SFDA.

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// what.it.covers

The system, clause by clause, in plain terms.

Hazard analysis

Biological, chemical and physical hazards identified per process step, on the real flow diagram.

Critical control points

Where control is essential, with critical limits that mean something on the floor.

Monitoring

Who checks what, how often, and what the record looks like when it is done honestly.

Corrective action

What happens to product and process when a limit is breached, with the evidence trail.

Verification and records

Calibration, review, testing and the documentation that survives an external audit.

// route.to.certification

The route to certification.

Five controlled steps, with the certification decision separated from the audit team.

Application

Stage 1 review

Stage 2 audit

Independent review

Decision and certificate

// the.clock

The clock, stated honestly.

End-to-end timing depends mostly on your readiness and how fast findings close. QSI gives a dated plan at application review instead of promising a certificate by a date no audit has earned yet.

01 · Application review

Scope, sites, shifts and man-days confirmed before anything is quoted.

02 · Stage 1

Documentation and readiness review. Gaps are reported before Stage 2 is planned.

03 · Stage 2

The certification audit, on your floor, against the running system.

04 · Findings closure

Correction and corrective action evidence within agreed timescales.

05 · Decision

Independent review of the file, then the certification decision and certificate.

06 · Surveillance

Annual follow-up audits in years 2 and 3, then recertification before expiry.

// what.it.proves

QSI assesses whether hazards, CCPs, monitoring records and corrective actions actually match the process.

The hazard-control system for the certified process was audited on the floor, not on paper alone.
CCP monitoring and corrective action records were sampled against actual production.
The certificate names the process and site assessed. It does not imply product certification.
Certification is maintained through follow-up audits on the agreed cycle.

// man-day.transparency

No serious quote starts with a guess.

HACCP audit planning depends on product lines, hazards, CCPs, shifts and process complexity. QSI scopes the actual operation before confirming audit effort.

// buyers.ask

Questions buyers actually ask.

Straight answers, because the audit will find the truth anyway.

FAQ

Why is HACCP often urgent in food?

It is a direct way to show hazards are identified, controlled, monitored and corrected with records.

FAQ

Will auditors walk the process?

Yes. A HACCP file that does not match the floor is a certification risk.

FAQ

Can HACCP lead into ISO 22000?

Often, yes. HACCP can become the food-safety core of a wider ISO 22000 management system.

FAQ

Do you certify recipes or products?

The certificate scope must be specific. It should not imply product certification unless that is explicitly covered.

ANNEX / KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ACCREDITED GROUND

In Saudi Arabia, this comes with accredited ground.

HACCP audits in the Kingdom run under QSI's Saudi accreditation and approval footprint, with auditors based in Riyadh and clients served across the country and the Gulf.

SAACQMS / EMS / OHSMS / FSMSSaudi Accreditation Centre recognition for the defined management-system scopes.

SFDACB-2024-FO-0011Saudi Food and Drug Authority approval reference for food-sector certification demand.

IASMSCB-203 / No. 9144522IAS-accredited certification body covering the management-system standards scope.

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// resource.vault

Related guides.

Service pages link into the resource vault so buyers can keep reading by risk, standard and audit stage.

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