Specific benefits include:

• System approach, rather than product approach.
• Resource optimization – internally and along the food chain.
• All control measures subjected to hazard analysis.
• Better planning, less post process verification.
• Improved documentation.
• Systematic management of prerequisite programmes.
• Increased due diligence.
• Dynamic communication on food safety issues with suppliers, customers,regulators and other interested parties.
• systematic and proactive approach to identification of food safety hazardsand development and implementation of control measures