Managing food safety risks across the food supply chain
Steps to certification
If you’re already one of our clients and have various standards in place, your Client Manager can help you assess where you are now, and guide you through the certification process.
If you’re new to BSI, don’t worry, it’s still a simple process.
1. Choose the standard
Before you can begin preparing for your application, you’ll require a copy of the standard. You should read this and make yourself familiar with it.
2. Make contact
Get in touch and tell us what you need, so we can sort out the best services for you. We’ll then give you a proposal detailing the cost and time involved in a formal assessment.
3. Meet your assessment team
We’ll assign you a Client Manager, who will be your main point of contact through the process – and beyond. They’ll have an excellent understanding of your business area and will support you as you move forward to the assessment and certification of your integrated management systems.
4. Consider training
Whether you’re seeking to implement a management system or would like to increase your general awareness of the standard, there are a range of workshops, seminars and training courses available.
5. Pre-assessment
We can carry out a pre-assessment of your existing food safety management system against the standard and identify any omissions or weaknesses that need resolving before formal assessment.
6. Formal assessment
A formal initial assessment will be carried out on site consisting of two stages.
7. Certification and beyond
Once the assessment has been successfully completed, we’ll issue a certificate of registration, clearly explaining the scope of your food safety management system. The certificate is valid for three years, and your assessor will visit you regularly to help you make sure you remain compliant, and support you in the continual improvement of your systems.
Related standards
PAS 220 Food Safety
Providing best practice for Prerequisite programmes on food safety for food manufacturing
Next steps
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