Internal communication in ISO 22000

Internal communication in ISO 22000
Clause 5.6.2

The organization shall establish, implement and maintain effective arrangements for communicating with
personnel on issues having an impact on food safety.

In order to maintain the effectiveness of the food safety management system, the organization shall ensure that the food safety team is informed in a timely manner of changes, including but not limited to the following:

a) products or new products;

b) raw materials, ingredients and services;

c) production systems and equipment;

d) production premises, location of equipment, surrounding environment;

e) cleaning and sanitation programs;

f) packaging, storage and distribution systems;

g) personnel qualification levels and/or allocation of responsibilities and authorizations;

h) statutory and regulatory requirements;

i) knowledge regarding food safety hazards and control measures;

j) customer, sector and other requirements that the organization observes;

k) relevant enquiries from external interested parties;

l) complaints indicating food safety hazards associated with the product;

m) other conditions that have an impact on food safety.

The food safety team shall ensure that this information is included in the updating of the food safety
management system (see 8.5.2). Top management shall ensure that relevant information is included as input to the management review (see 5.8.2).

Related documents

1.  ISO 22000 standard

2. ISO 22000 checklist

Advertisement

Sponsor sites:

1. Phrases For Performance Appraisals.

2. Interview questions and answers.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm and is filed under ISO 22000. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Leave a Reply

*

Comment moderation is enabled. Your comment may take some time to appear.