Issue 8 is now available
The requirements of the standard are an evolution from previous issues with a continued emphasis on management commitment, a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based food safety programme and supporting quality management system.
During the development phase, the focus of attention included:
The focus of attention for this issue has been on:
- Expansion of the requirements for environmental monitoring to reflect the increasing importance of this technique
- Encouraging sites to further develop systems for security and food defence
- Adding clarity to the requirements for high risk, high care and ambient high care production risk zones
- Providing greater clarity for sites manufacturing pet food
- Ensuring global applicability and GFSI benchmarking