IFSQN.com announces results of ISO 22000 survey

    /24-7PressRelease/ - LANCASHIRE, UK, July 23, 2006 - The survey has been active on the IFSQN.com website since September 2005 following the launch of the ISO 22000:2005 Standard. The purpose of the survey was to establish the interest of network members in the ISO 22000:2005 Standard as well as the geographical location of those surveyed. To date over 150 members have responded to the survey.

IFSQN.com asked members to confirm their main interest in the ISO 22000:2005 Standard as well as their geographical location.

Of those who responded to the survey 76 confirmed they were Potential Users of the Standard, 37 Food Safety Consultants, 19 a Representative of a Certification Body, with 10 being a Representative of a Food Safety or Government Body. Respondents confirmed their location as Europe 74, Asia 31 and North America 29.

ISO 22000:2005, Food safety management systems - Requirements for any organization in the food chain, is a new International Standard designed to ensure safe food supply chains worldwide and provides a framework of internationally harmonized requirements.

The standard has been developed within ISO by experts from the food industry, along with representatives of specialized international organizations and in close cooperation with the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the body jointly established by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) to develop food standards.

ISO 22000 is designed to allow all types of organization within the food chain to implement a food safety management system. These range from feed producers, primary producers, food manufacturers, transport and storage operators and subcontractors to retail and food service outlets - together with related organizations such as producers of equipment, packaging material, cleaning agents, additives and ingredients.

To view or participate in the survey as well as discussions on ISO 22000 and other Food Safety topics visit the International Food Safety & Quality Network forums at: http://www.saferpak.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1323

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