ISO 22000:2005, Food safety management systems – Requirements for any organization in the food chain, provides a framework of internationally harmonized requirements for the global approach that is needed.

The standard ISO 22000:2005 is basically made up of the following major components:

The unique differentiator from other food safety systems is that the entire standard is based on a preventive mechanism rather than a corrective one. The certification to ISO 22000:2005 can help an organization in the food chain to assure its client about the preventive system it follows in order to offer safe-to-consume food products across the chain.