HACCP-based hazard analysis across your product lines and processes
Food Safety Management
ISO 22000 Certification
Food Safety Management
ISO 22000 Certification
Prove Your Food Safety System Works Before a Contamination Event Proves It Doesn't
ISO 22000 certification tells retailers, regulators, and consumers that food safety in your operation is managed through a structured system, not maintained by good habits and hope. We build the food safety management system underneath that certificate, close the gaps an auditor would flag, and get you certified without slowing down production.
The challenge
The Problem We're Usually Called In For
Most food safety failures trace back to a control point that was defined but not consistently monitored, a supplier verification process that existed on paper but wasn't actually followed, or a traceability system that works fine until it's tested by a real recall scenario. None of it becomes urgent until a regulator inspects, a retailer's audit digs in, or a contamination event forces a recall under pressure.
We work with Quality Directors, Food Safety Managers, Operations Directors, and CEOs at food manufacturers, processors, and distributors, typically supplying retail, foodservice, or export markets that require formal certification. Some of you need certification to supply a major retailer. Some are consolidating multiple site-level food safety programs into one system. Others are rebuilding after an audit finding exposed how thin the existing system really was.
Scope
What the Certification Process Covers
Gap analysis against ISO 22000, benchmarked against your current food safety controls and prerequisite programs
Prerequisite program review, including sanitation, pest control, allergen management, and supplier control
Critical control point monitoring and verification process review
Traceability and recall procedure testing, run as a real exercise, not a paper walkthrough
Supplier approval and monitoring process review, since your food safety system is only as strong as your supply chain
Internal audit program setup and support through your first cycle
Certification body liaison through Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits
Engagement
How the Engagement Works
A proven 7-step consulting process from discovery to sustained process excellence.
Step 01
Discovery & Scoping
Step 02
Hazard Analysis & Gap Assessment
Step 03
Build & Remediation
Step 04
Traceability & Mock Recall Exercise
Step 05
Certification Support
A short call to understand your products, processes, and what's driving certification, whether it's a retailer requirement, an export market, or overdue formalization. We agree on scope before assessment begins.
We review or build your HACCP-based hazard analysis and benchmark current practice against ISO 22000's requirements.
We help close the gaps, from prerequisite programs to monitoring records, working with your production team rather than around it.
We run a mock recall to test whether your traceability system actually works under time pressure, before an auditor or real event tests it for you.
We support the internal audit, management review, and certification body's audits, helping resolve any findings quickly.
Outcomes
Proof, Not Promises
Food processor pursuing certification to supply a major retailer
the mock recall exercise revealed it took over six hours to trace an affected batch back through the supply chain, well outside what the retailer's contract required. A redesigned lot-coding system cut that to under ninety minutes before certification.
Client outcome
Multi-site food manufacturer with inconsistent site-level programs
the gap assessment found allergen control procedures varied significantly between sites, with one site missing a documented changeover cleaning validation entirely. Standardizing the program closed the gap and reduced cross-contamination risk across all locations.
Client outcome
FAQ
Questions We Get Asked Before Signing
Typically four to seven months for an organization with existing food safety controls, longer if a program needs to be built largely from scratch or spans multiple sites.
FSSC 22000 builds on ISO 22000 by adding sector-specific prerequisite program requirements and additional scheme elements, and is more commonly requested by large retailers. We can scope either, and will help you determine which one your customers actually require.
No, ISO 22000 incorporates HACCP principles directly into its structure, so a compliant hazard analysis satisfies both.
No, it's a documentation and systems exercise tracing a real batch through your records, not a physical product recall or a production halt.
Yes, and we help scope certification efficiently across sites and product lines without duplicating unnecessary documentation.
Certification runs on a three-year cycle with annual surveillance audits. We can support those ongoing or transition the system fully to your internal quality team.
Ready to Know Your Food Safety System Holds Up Under Pressure?
A binder full of procedures means nothing if the system behind it can't trace a batch, catch a hazard, or survive an audit. ISO 22000 certification proves it can, and we make sure that's true before a regulator, retailer, or recall tests it.
Schedule a 30-minute food safety readiness call and find out where your gaps are. When you reach out, we'll ask for your name, work email, company, role, and a brief note on what's driving the certification. That's enough for us to come prepared.