Increasing consumer demand for safe food has led many companies to develop food quality and safety management systems. The following food certification standards below represent good quality products.

HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)

- Developed by the Codex Alimentarius of the World Health Organisation, HACCP involves a systematic approach to hazard identification, assessment of hazard occurrence likelihood during each phase, raw material procurement, manufacturing, distribution, usage of food products, and in defining measures for hazard control.

ISO 22000

- ISO 22000 is an international certification standard that defines the requirements of food safety management systems. It can be used by all organisations in the supply chain from farmers to food services and including processing, transportation, storage, retail and packaging.

NOP

- The NOP standard is offered by the National Organic Program in the United States Department of Agriculture to any farm, crop harvesting or handling operation that wants to sell an organically produced agricultural product.

EUREPGAP

- Initiated by the Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group (EUREP), EUREPGAP regulates the standards and procedures for the global certification of Good Agricultural Practices.

Kosher

- Popular in retail food products, Kosher certification refers to foods which are accepted by those of Jewish faith who practice and observe the dietary laws in the Torah, the Old Testament.

EEC

- This refers to the European Union’s organic standard EEC 2092/91. The EEC is in the final stages of preparing a regulation on organic food and farming that will facilitate the flow of organic foods.

IFS (International Food Standard)

- Published by the union of German supermarket chains and adopted by the French equivalent, IFS implements, in addition to legal requirements for food, the principles of good practice, the HACCP risk analysis and also refers to the actual EU-legislation concerning the handling of allergens and genetically modified organisms (GMO).

BRC (British Retail Consortium)

- This standard is published by the union of British supermarket chains, requiring documented approval to ensure food quality and safety.

FDA

- Initiated by the US Food and Drug Administration, this certification intends to standardise and certify retail food safety throughout the United States
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