Developments at ISO

1. The draft standard was approved by a formal vote by the Member Bodies of ISO over a 2-month voting period in May to July 05.
2. The family of standards will include:

• ISO 22004 Food Safety Management Systems-Guidance on the application of ISO 22000:2005 (published Nov 2005), giving guidance on the implementation of ISO 22000, with specific regard to small businesses.
• ISO 22003 Food Safety Management Systems-Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems will provide guidance for accreditation of certification bodies. (to be published early 2006)
• ISO 22005, Traceability in the feed and foodchain-General principles and guidance for system design and development (to be circulated as a draft international standard)
• ISO is also preparing an easy to use checklist for small businesses and developing countries, entitled ISO22000: Are you ready?