Food-safety management · SPEC SHEET

ISO 22000 Certification

ISO 22000 connects food-safety hazard control with a management system, making it useful for food producers, cold stores and distributors under buyer and regulator pressure.

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SPEC 01 · WHAT IT COVERS

The requirements, clause by clause.

Prerequisite programmes

Hygiene, pest control, maintenance, utilities and the base conditions food safety stands on.

Hazard analysis and control

HACCP principles applied inside the system: hazards, CCPs, OPRPs and their limits.

Traceability and recall

Lot identification, withdrawal exercises and the records that make a recall survivable.

Internal and external communication

How safety information moves between shifts, suppliers, customers and authorities.

System management

Objectives, verification, validation and management review over the whole food-safety system.

SPEC 03 · THE ROUTE

The route to certification.

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

01APPLICATIONSCOPE AND MAN-DAYS DEFINED UP FRONT
02AUDITFINDINGS EXPLAINED AS THEY ARE FOUND
03INDEPENDENT REVIEWYOUR REVIEWER IS NEVER ON YOUR AUDIT
04DECISIONAN INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATION DECISION
05CERTIFICATEISSUED, SEALED, ENTERED IN THE REGISTER
06SURVEILLANCETHE RETURN LOOP · YEARS 2 + 3 · RECERTIFICATION AT YEAR 3

FIG. 02 · THE CERTIFICATION ROUTE · ISO 22000 CERTIFICATION

THE ROUTE:01APPLICATION →02AUDIT →03INDEPENDENT REVIEW →04DECISION →05CERTIFICATE↺ 06 SURVEILLANCE · YEARS 2 + 3

SPEC 04 · TIMELINE

Certification timeline.

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.

Application review

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

Stage 1

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

Stage 2

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

Findings closure

Correction and corrective action evidence within agreed timescales.

Decision

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

Surveillance

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

SPEC 05 · WHAT IT PROVES

Food safety is a QSI specialty, with audits shaped around real Saudi production and storage conditions.

A food safety management system covering the certified scope was audited on site against ISO 22000:2018.
Prerequisite programmes and CCP monitoring records were sampled, not assumed.
The decision was made independently of the audit team and is maintained through surveillance.
The certificate names the exact scope, sites and activities covered. Nothing outside it is implied.

SPEC 06 · MAN-DAY TRANSPARENCY

Man-days are calculated before quoting.

Food-safety man-days are shaped by product categories, process complexity, shifts, HACCP studies and site risk. QSI reviews these before audit planning.

SPEC 07 · FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about scope, timing and the audit, answered directly.

FAQ 01

How is ISO 22000 different from HACCP?

HACCP focuses on hazards and controls. ISO 22000 embeds those controls inside a managed system with objectives, review and improvement.

FAQ 02

Does QSI audit production records?

Yes. Records, prerequisite programmes, CCP monitoring and corrective action evidence are central to the audit.

FAQ 03

Can a warehouse need ISO 22000?

Yes, when storage or distribution activities affect food safety and customers require certified controls.

FAQ 04

Does QSI audit with SFDA expectations in view?

QSI is SFDA-approved (CB-2024-FO-0011), and food-sector audits in Saudi Arabia are planned with that regulatory context in view. The certificate itself attests the named standard and scope.

ANNEX · KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia: SAAC accredited, SFDA approved.

ISO 22000:2018 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.

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SAACSaudi Accreditation Centre recognition for the defined management-system scopes.
SFDASaudi Food and Drug Authority approval reference for food-sector certification demand.
IASIAS-accredited certification body covering the management-system standards scope.

THE FILE CONTINUES

Related guides.

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

01ISO 22000:2018 Requirements Summarised for Food ManufacturersA clause-by-clause working summary of ISO 22000:2018 for food manufacturers: PRPs, OPRPs vs CCPs, traceability, recall and verification.Food Safety 02ISO 22000 vs HACCP: Which Does Your Food Business Need?A practical comparison of HACCP and ISO 22000:2018 for Saudi food businesses: scope, cost drivers, SFDA acceptance, and how to choose.Food Safety 03SFDA Requirements for Food Factories: Where Certification FitsHow SFDA licensing works for Saudi food factories: GHAD, product registration, Arabic labelling, and the role of HACCP and ISO 22000 certificates.Regulations

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