ISO 9001 and HACCP Certification

ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System standard focused on consistent processes, customer requirements, improvement, and organizational control. HACCP is a preventive food safety methodology focused on identifying hazards and controlling critical points in the food chain. They address different needs but can work together. ISO 22000 combines ISO management system principles with prerequisite programs and HACCP-based food safety controls.

Yes. ISO 9001 can provide the management system structure while HACCP supplies the food safety hazard analysis and control approach. Synergistic Systems can integrate these elements through an ISO 22000-based module within a single Integrated Management System. This approach can help align documentation, internal audits, corrective actions, management review, and training instead of maintaining disconnected systems.

Yes. ISO 22000 combines the ISO 9001 process approach and risk-based thinking with prerequisite programs and HACCP principles. The result is a Food Safety Management System designed for organizations within the food chain. HACCP remains an important food safety component, while ISO 22000 adds broader management system requirements for communication, documentation, leadership, evaluation, and continual improvement.

Consulting can include a discovery meeting, defined project quotation, cloud-based QMS intranet, awareness and internal auditor training, collaborative documentation development, working sessions, internal audit support, management review facilitation, and Stage 1 and Stage 2 registration audit support. Third-party registration is performed separately by the organization’s selected registrar and is priced separately from the consulting project.

The cloud-based intranet provides a central place for controlled documents, records, internal audits, corrective actions, management reviews, and risk registers. It helps replace scattered spreadsheets, shared drives, and paper-based files with a more organized system. Access through the hosted platform supports efficient management of quality and food safety information across organizations and, where applicable, multiple sites.

The service is designed for organizations implementing quality management systems and organizations within the food chain implementing food safety management systems. Relevant users may include food and beverage manufacturers, contract food manufacturers, co-packers, ingredient suppliers, food-grade packaging manufacturers, food storage and distribution facilities, restaurants with branded products, and animal feed manufacturers.

Yes. The implementation methodology includes ISO 9001 awareness training and internal auditor training, with food safety and ISO 22000-related training incorporated when those areas are in scope. Training is paired with collaborative documentation and working sessions so personnel can understand how the management system applies to their operational responsibilities.

Consulting supports implementation, readiness, internal auditing, management review, and registration audit preparation, but certification decisions are made by an independent third-party registrar or applicable certification body. Synergistic Systems works with major registrars and supports clients during the registration audit. Certification depends on the organization’s implemented system and the registrar’s evaluation.