GMP for Food Safety & ISO 22000 Certification

ISO 22000 is the international Food Safety Management System standard for organizations in the food chain. It combines ISO management system structure with food safety controls such as prerequisite programs, HACCP hazard analysis, operational controls, internal audits, corrective actions, and management review. Certification demonstrates that your organization systematically identifies, controls, and improves food safety risks.

GMP, or Good Manufacturing Practices, provides the basic operating conditions needed for safe food production, including sanitation, personnel practices, facility controls, maintenance, pest control, and traceability. ISO 22000 builds on these practices by requiring a full management system with documented risks, HACCP controls, monitoring, verification, internal audits, and continual improvement.

ISO 22000 applies to food and beverage manufacturers, co-packers, ingredient suppliers, food-grade packaging manufacturers, storage and distribution facilities, restaurants with branded products, animal feed manufacturers, and other food-chain organizations. It is especially useful when customers, retail buyers, regulators, or supply-chain partners require a documented and auditable food safety management system.

Implementation time depends on the current maturity of your food safety procedures, documentation, HACCP plans, training records, corrective action process, and internal audit readiness. Synergistic Systems begins with a discovery meeting, then provides a fixed-price quotation with defined deliverables and timetable so your team understands the path before the project begins.

The ISO 22000 consulting project can include a cloud-based food safety management intranet, awareness training, internal auditor training, documented procedures, forms, records, HACCP and PRP support, internal audit, management review, and Stage 1 and Stage 2 registrar audit support. Third-party certification fees are priced separately by the selected registrar.

Yes. ISO 22000 is built on the Annex SL structure, which allows it to integrate cleanly with ISO 9001. Synergistic Systems designs ISO 22000 as an add-on module within a single Integrated Management System, reducing duplicate documents and allowing combined internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, and controlled-document management.

Your organization chooses the accredited registrar that performs the certification audit. Synergistic Systems supports readiness by preparing documentation, training personnel, conducting a system-wide internal audit, facilitating management review, and supporting Stage 1 and Stage 2 registration audits with major registrars such as DNV, BSI, SGS, Intertek, LRQA, and others.

Synergistic Systems provides a fixed-price ISO 22000 quotation after a complimentary discovery meeting. Pricing is based on project scope, number of sites, existing ISO 9001 or food safety documentation, training needs, and certification timeline. The consulting quote includes defined deliverables, while the independent registrar’s certification audit fees are separate.