·       Improves the quality of food and food packaging products

·       Improves food safety processes by reducing hazard and incident risk

·       Optimizes resources resulting in reduced costs

·       Helps prove your products and services are safe, high quality, and reliable

·       Builds trust in the supply chain

·       Ensures production of food products with prerequisite programs

·       Helps facilities enter new markets and establish new customer relationships

·       Simplifies food safety plans and programs Given these benefits, it should come as no surprise that

·       such a certification enhances reputation, which can bring in new customers and increase bottom lines.

·       The additional food loss and waste requirements support a silobreaking approach contributing towards the UN Sustainable development goals (SDGs).

·       SDG Target 12.3 on Food loss and waste aims to halve per capita global food waste by 2030

·       Incorporates quality control parameters and food safety & quality culture into the Scheme.

·       Enhanced measures to aid in certiöcate authenticity, such as the addition of a QR code to each certiöcate.

·       The Scheme now includes category FII for trading and brokering.

·       Further detail has been added in the Scheme document to aid in better

Management systems – Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle

The core elements of a management system and the interrelationship between top management

responsibility, policy, objectives, planning, implementation, measurement, review, and continual

improvement.

·       A knowledge of the principles of food safety management including prerequisite programmes as specified in ISO/TS 22002-x series and HACCP.

·       The relationship between food safety management and the provision of safe food products to prevent or minimize adverse effects on human health and the proactive improvement of food safety performance.

·       Awareness of common examples of relevant national and local FSMS legislation and requirements

·       The role of ISO 22003-1 in food management system certification

·       Awareness of the food chain categories and sub-categories in ISO 22003-1.

Note: a) and b) can be obtained through attending a CQI and IRCA Certified FD128 ISO 22000ۉ2018 

Virtual training – 5 days (40 hours)

There is a 1 Hour and 45 Minutes Open Book – Online exam conducted by CQI and IRCA. An additional 30-minute grace period will be given to candidates whose native language is not English.