ISO 22000 Certification Consultants for Food Safety

ISO 22000 is the international Food Safety Management System standard for organizations in the food chain. It combines ISO-style management system controls with food safety requirements such as prerequisite programs, hazard analysis, HACCP principles, communication, traceability, corrective action, internal audits, and management review. Certification demonstrates that your organization systematically controls food safety risks and can satisfy customers, regulators, and buyers.

ISO 22000 applies to food and beverage manufacturers, contract manufacturers, co-packers, ingredient suppliers, food-grade packaging manufacturers, storage and distribution facilities, foodservice operators with branded products, and animal feed manufacturers. It is especially useful when customers require documented food safety controls, supplier approval evidence, HACCP-based risk management, and an auditable system that aligns production, quality, sanitation, purchasing, and leadership responsibilities.

ISO 22000 is the ISO Food Safety Management System standard, while FSSC 22000 is a certification scheme built on ISO 22000 with additional sector-specific requirements. Many organizations start by building an ISO 22000-compliant FSMS, then determine whether customer requirements call for FSSC 22000. Synergistic Systems can help structure documentation and controls so the system supports either direction where appropriate.

A practical ISO 22000 implementation usually includes a gap assessment, FSMS scope, food safety policy and objectives, PRP evaluation, HACCP plan development, documented procedures, records, employee awareness training, internal auditor training, internal audit, corrective actions, and management review. Synergistic Systems also supports Stage 1 and Stage 2 registration audits with your chosen accredited registrar.

The timeline depends on facility size, product complexity, number of sites, existing documentation, and readiness of HACCP and PRP programs. Synergistic Systems uses a defined project timetable with fixed deliverables, collaborative working sessions, cloud-based document control, internal audit, and management review so leadership can see what must be completed before the registrar arrives.

Synergistic Systems provides a fixed-price ISO 22000 quotation after a complimentary, no-obligation discovery meeting. Pricing is scoped around deliverables, timetable, sites, and integration needs. Third-party certification fees are priced separately by the registrar. If ISO 22000 is integrated with ISO 9001, discounted integrated pricing may reduce duplicate documentation and implementation effort.

Yes. ISO 22000 is built on the Annex SL structure used by ISO 9001, making integration highly practical. Synergistic Systems can add ISO 22000 as a module within an existing ISO 9001 Quality Management System, using shared document control, internal audits, corrective actions, management review, and cloud-based records to avoid maintaining two separate systems.

Consultants help prepare the system, but certification is issued by an independent accredited registrar after successful Stage 1 and Stage 2 audits. Synergistic Systems works with major registrars including ABS, DNV, Bureau Veritas, LRQA, BSI, NSF-ISR, NQA, SGS, Intertek, and others, and provides audit support when the registrar reviews your FSMS.