HACCP-Aligned Food Safety Management Systems for Safe, Compliant, and Market-Ready Food Operations.
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ISO 22000 is the international standard for Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS).
It sets out what organisations in the food chain need to do to control food safety hazards and ensure food is safe for consumption.
ISO 22000 certification shows that your organisation has a structured, preventive approach to food safety.
It helps you meet regulatory expectations, manage risk from farm to fork, and build trust with customers, retailers, and regulators.
ISO 22000 is suitable for organisations involved in:
Any organisation working with food can use ISO 22000 to demonstrate safe and controlled operations.
GCC is a JAS-ANZ accredited certification body for ISO 22000, with audit capability across food safety, quality, environment, and other management systems. GCC also supports integrated audits, so if your business already operates or plans to operate an IMS, ISO 22000 can be certified alongside related standards under a single program.
You get practical food safety audits, clear findings, and an FSMS that can align with HACCP and other food safety systems. GCC’s published ISO 22000 process also includes a three-year certificate cycle with annual surveillance audits, which gives buyers and stakeholders an ongoing assurance framework rather than a one-time review.
The ISO 22000 certification process is straightforward and designed to assess both your documented food safety system and how effectively it operates in practice.
Submit your scope, sites, and activities so GCC can prepare a tailored ISO 22000 proposal.
If needed, GCC can perform a gap assessment to compare your existing controls with ISO 22000 requirements and HACCP principles.
Auditors review your documented FSMS, hazard analysis, and readiness for the full certification audit.
Auditors assess how your FSMS operates in practice, including control measures, monitoring, and corrective actions.
If requirements are met, GCC issues your ISO 22000 certificate and schedules surveillance audits over a three‑year cycle.
For Australian organisations, ISO 22000 certification typically starts from the low thousands for a small, single-site food business, and can rise into the tens of thousands of dollars for larger or more complex food operations.
Cost depends on:
Most food businesses complete ISO 22000 certification within about 3–6 months depending on FSMS maturity, readiness, and how many facilities are in scope.
Timeline depends on:
GCC will outline expected durations once your current FSMS and audit plan are reviewed.
SO 22000 builds on HACCP by adding a full food safety management system, including leadership, communication, documentation, internal audits, and continual improvement. HACCP focuses on identifying and controlling hazards at critical points, while ISO 22000 wraps those controls into a broader, auditable management framework.
Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSMS)
Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS)
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001
Audit-ready certification support from setup to ongoing compliance.
Learn MoreISO 22000 covers how your organisation identifies, controls, and monitors food safety hazards through a structured FSMS. It spans the entire food chain, from raw materials to finished products and services.
ISO 22000 is not always mandated by law, but it helps meet legal requirements and is often requested by customers, retailers, and export markets.
Certificates typically run for three years, with at least one surveillance audit each year and a re‑certification audit before expiry.
HACCP focuses on hazard analysis and control at critical points, while ISO 22000 combines HACCP with broader management and leadership requirements. Many organisations use ISO 22000 to formalise and extend HACCP within a full FSMS.
Auditors review hazard analyses, critical control points, monitoring records, prerequisite programs, corrective actions, internal audits, and management reviews.
Yes. ISO 22000 can be scaled to the size and complexity of any food business, from small operations to large multi‑site organisations.
ISO 22000 can be integrated with ISO 9001 and other management systems to create a consistent framework for quality and food safety.
ISO 22000 certification can help meet buyer requirements, support export approvals, and strengthen your position in competitive food supply chains.
Benefits include fewer food safety incidents, improved process control, stronger customer confidence, and smoother inspections.
Begin by requesting a quote, confirming your food safety scope, and sharing your current FSMS status. GCC will then guide you through planning, audits, and next steps.
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Food safety is not tested only when everything is running smoothly. It is tested when a supplier changes ingredients, a delivery arrives out of temperature, an allergen risk is missed, a cleaning record is incomplete, or a batch needs to be held before it reaches customers. ISO 22000 certification helps food businesses manage those moments with a system that is planned, documented, checked, and improved over time.
For organisations across the food chain, the challenge is rarely one single hazard. It is the number of small control points that need to work together every day. Raw materials, storage conditions, processing steps, packaging, transport, staff hygiene, cleaning, traceability, supplier controls, and corrective actions all affect whether food remains safe. A Food Safety Management System gives these activities a clear structure so risks are not handled informally or only after something goes wrong.
ISO 22000 brings HACCP principles, prerequisite programs, hazard analysis, monitoring, verification, and management system requirements into one coordinated framework. This makes it useful for food manufacturers, processors, distributors, caterers, packaging suppliers, logistics providers, and other organisations that need to show safe and controlled food operations. It can also support customer requirements, retailer expectations, export opportunities, and stronger inspection readiness.
During an ISO 22000 audit, the focus is on whether food safety controls are actually working in practice. Auditors may review hazard analysis, control measures, CCPs or operational PRPs, monitoring records, traceability evidence, supplier controls, cleaning and hygiene records, corrective actions, internal audits, management reviews, and how the business responds when a food safety issue is identified.
GCC provides ISO 22000 certification for organisations that need a practical and recognised way to demonstrate food safety management. The certification process helps confirm whether your FSMS is ready, whether controls are being applied consistently, and whether your organisation can maintain food safety across products, processes, sites, and supply chain activities.
For food businesses, ISO 22000 is not just a certificate for the wall. It is a way to make food safety easier to control, easier to prove, and easier to maintain as operations become more complex. If your organisation needs to reduce food safety risk, meet buyer requirements, improve traceability, or build stronger confidence with customers and regulators, ISO 22000 provides a clear framework for safer and more reliable food operations.
