ISO 22000:2018 Certification
Food Safety Management System
ISO 22000 certification is awarded following the successful completion of a structured, independent audit and inspection process that evaluates your Food Safety Management System against international requirements.
Once certified, the validity of the certification depends on continued compliance, supported through periodic surveillance audits to ensure your system remains effective, consistent, and aligned with the standard.
What is ISO 22000?
In an environment shaped by complex food supply chains and increasing consumer safety expectations, food safety must go beyond basic compliance.
The ISO 22000 Certificate is the globally recognised benchmark for Food Safety Management Systems, enabling organisations to ensure safe food while strengthening operational control and business resilience.
At TQV, we support organisations in achieving the ISO 22000 Certificate by implementing a practical, business-focused management system. Through certification, inspection, testing, and training, we help you manage food safety risks, prevent contamination, and enhance trust across markets.
Why is ISO 22000 important?
With certifications issued to organisations across global food supply chains, ISO 22000 is one of the most widely adopted food safety management standards worldwide. Built on internationally accepted food safety principles and aligned with HACCP methodology, ISO 22000 is the only standard against which organisations can achieve formal certification (although certification itself is voluntary).
Key business benefits include:
- Control of food safety hazards:
ISO 22000 helps organizations identify, prevent, and control food safety hazards by establishing structured processes that protect food at every stage of the supply chain. - Preparedness for food safety risks:
The standard promotes continuous hazard analysis and monitoring, enabling organizations to respond effectively to food safety risks and changing regulatory requirements. - Safe and compliant food products:
ISO 22000 ensures that food products are consistently safe for consumption, meeting legal, regulatory, and customer food safety expectations. - Food safety across all operations:
By applying consistent food safety practices across processes, facilities, and functions, the standard ensures uniform control throughout the organization. - Organization-wide food safety culture:
ISO 22000 embeds food safety responsibility into the organizational culture, ensuring that people, processes, and systems work together to deliver safe food.
Pro Tip: To ensure impartial results, it’s essential that your consultancy and auditing are conducted by separate individuals or organizations. This separation helps maintain the integrity of the certification process.
Quality Management Toolkit
Our ISO 22000 Services
Our auditors guide you through every stage of ISO 22000 certification. Through independent, internationally recognised certification, TQV helps organisations demonstrate food safety, reliability, and compliance with confidence.
Training
Structured training programs to enhance understanding of ISO 22000 for different roles, experience levels, and organisational needs.
Gap Analysis
An optional pre-audit assessment where auditors review your system to identify gaps or potential non-conformities before the certification audit.
Audit & Certification
A two-stage independent audit evaluating your Food Safety Management System against ISO 22000. Accredited certification builds stakeholder confidence and supports growth.
Integrated Audits
For organisations with multiple certifications, we offer integrated audit programmes that align standards, improving efficiency and reducing audit time and costs.
ISO 22000 Certification Process with TQV
Application Review
Once TQV will review and accept your application for ISO 22000, the stage l audit dates will be set ( along with your team to review your documents.)
Stage 1 Audit
This audit is mainly for documentation review; where our auditors will assess and verify your FSMS documentation to ensure they are prepared effectively in accordance with the ISO (FSMS) standard requirements. If the documents under observation are in order, then we move to stage 2 Audit.
Stage 2 Audit
TQV auditors will visit your office premises and conduct the external audit to ensure that the documentation reviewed and verified in stage 1 Audit are actually being implemented effectively within your organisation.
Successfully Certification Issue
After successful completion of stage 2 Audit, TQV auditors will submit their findings and report to the Audit Manager who will verify the effectiveness and compliance to the FSMS standard and finally TQV will grant your organization with the ISO 22000 certification.
Certification & Surveillance
Certification valid for three years, supported by periodic surveillance audits to ensure continued compliance and improvement.
Why Work with TQV?
Global recognition, local execution
We support organizations across more than 120 countries, with qualified auditors available wherever you operate. This ensures consistent certification quality, backed by responsive, location-specific support delivered both on-site and remotely.
Business-focused approach
ISO 22000 provides a solid foundation for managing food safety. At TQV, we look beyond checklists and assess it in the context of your real business challenges, helping you understand how food safety systems support resilience, performance, and day-to-day operations.
Experienced professionals
At TQV, our auditors and trainers bring years of cross-industry experience and hands-on expertise. They provide insights at every step of certification and training, turning compliance requirements into practical, real-world improvements for your organization.
Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SDG 2:
Zero Hunger – End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture that supports people and ecosystems.
SDG 3:
Good Health and Well-Being – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages by improving access to healthcare, disease prevention, and overall health outcomes.
SDG 12:
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure – Strengthening secure digital infrastructure and promoting resilient innovation.