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 ISO 22000 and FOOD SAFETY
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) established the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1962 relating to Food safety, this formalised the world-wide approach to ensure safe food. HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) a method to prevent unsafe food, plays an important role. Today in the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada and other countries the implementation of HACCP is mandatory.

ISO 22000 is all encompassing and includes all branches of the food chain including equipment suppliers, services for cleaning of equipment and also animal and plant feed mixtures and additives.

Benefits of HACCP System

Giving the confidence that the food products have been produced safely and hygienically. HACCP demonstrates due diligence in the hygienic production of the products.Implementation of HACCP System is required by law in most countries of the world.
It is also a cost-effective way to reduce wastage and recalls.

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ISO 14001 EMS

when all of the oceans and lakes are polluted
when the greenhouse effect takes its toll
and temperatures rise and melt the poles

when the blue birds stop singing
and trees stop flowering

and the moon decides not to rise
and mother nature up and dies

and caterpillars turn to stone
and the world finds itself alone

and all the fuel is finally depleted
and all the farmers chores are completed
and the Earth stands still, devoid of weather ..                              

then it is too late, my friend  

- forwarded by Kathy in USA, author unknown

Environmental credibility is becoming a factor in national and international competitiveness.Created by the International Organization for  standardization (ISO), ISO 14001 is based on the two concepts of continual improvement and regulatory compliance. The standard contains the core elements for an effective EMS and can be applied to any type of organisation in any sector.

Benefits of ISO 14000

Environmental management affects your bottom line by improving your processes through:

· Cutting costs, e.g. energy, waste, raw materials

· Ensuring compliance with regulatory and legal requirements

· Building public image towards clients, regulatory bodies and other stakeholders

· Motivating your employees

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SA 8000

The SA 8000 standard stipulates the following nine requirements:

· Minimum age:

Child labour, defined by the ILO as work carried out by children aged 15 years and younger (14 years in some exempted areas) is not permitted. Where practiced, child labour must be progressively eliminated in a constructive way so as not to make the child's economic situation worse.

· Forced labour:

Prohibited. Workers cannot be required to surrender identity papers, or pay "deposits" in order to gain employment.

· Occupational health and safety:

Companies must meet basic standards for a safe and healthy working environment.
· Freedom of association and the right to organise : Protects the rights of workers to form and join trade unions or other organised groups where unions are prohibited by law.

· . Discrimination :

 Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, caste, nationality, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation.

· Disciplinary practices:

prohibits corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion and verbal abuse of workers.

· Hours of work :

A regular working week is defined as that set out by local 1aw or 48 hours, whichever is shorter. Overtime is not to exceed 12 hours per week, even when the regular working week is less than 48 hours.

· Wages:

Must meet all minimum legal standards and provide sufficient income for basic needs.

· Management systems :

Define procedures for the effective management, implementation and auditing of SA8000 compliance

For more details, refer to the standard.

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ISO 20000 and BS 15000

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As an alternative to BS 7799, ISO has now made available ISO 17799 and ISO 27001 read more

ISO 27001 and INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Code of practice, Controls needed:

1. Security Policy
2. Security organization
3. Asset classification and control
4. Personnel security
5. Physical and environmental security
6. Communications and operations management
7. Acccess control
8. Systems development and maintenance
9. Business continuity management
10. Compliance

Steps required for certification:

1. Developing Information Security policy
2. Scope statement
3. Doing risk analysis
4. Statement of applicability
5. Business Continuity plan
6. Designing the Management System
7. Implementation
8. Certification audit

ISO/IEC 27001 is the international version of the long standing BS7799-2.  From October 2005, ISO 27001 has replaced BS7799-2:2002 as the international information security management systems standard. From now on, ISO 27001 is the standard against which an ISMS will need to be certified, and it's the standard that increasingly organizations will use to demonstrate regulatory compliance and effective business risk management.