Auditing ISO 22000 - 8.4.3 Records of analysis by Food Safety Team

[Dulcie]

Question: does the food safety team verification need to be a separate record, or can it be included as part of the management review record? Either way, what information should be included for it to be a valid record?

Background: Section 8.4.3 of ISO 22000:2005 standard states that "The food safety team shall analyse the results of verification activities...results of the analysis and the resulting activities shall be recorded." It also states that the results shall be reported as input to the management review. While doing an internal audit, I was told that the record of the the analysis was included as part of the management review meeting notes. The meeting notes do not tell me who anyalzed the verification activities or when, just what was presented to top management and the date of the food safety system management review. I noted this as a nonconformity, but that raised questions as to why there need to be separate records.

Please advise. Thank you!

[Stijloor]

A Quick Bump!

Can someone help?

Thank you very much!!

[AndyN]

In Reply to Parent Post by Dulcie

Question: does the food safety team verification need to be a separate record, or can it be included as part of the management review record? Either way, what information should be included for it to be a valid record?

Background: Section 8.4.3 of ISO 22000:2005 standard states that "The food safety team shall analyse the results of verification activities...results of the analysis and the resulting activities shall be recorded." It also states that the results shall be reported as input to the management review. While doing an internal audit, I was told that the record of the the analysis was included as part of the management review meeting notes. The meeting notes do not tell me who anyalzed the verification activities or when, just what was presented to top management and the date of the food safety system management review. I noted this as a nonconformity, but that raised questions as to why there need to be separate records.

Please advise. Thank you!

My guess is that part of your problem is auditing to the standard, which internal auditors shouldn't really be doing! However, given the situation, the way it's supposed to work is:

HACCP plans call out what kinds of verification activities are needed

The results of the verifications are recorded, often in terms of quantity of product processed, time, shift, incoming raw materials, etc. and so on.

The data from these activities should be analyzed and this analysis should be sent to management for review.

[tsmith7858]

The analysis is ussualy done during a food safety team meeting and then as Andy suggested, presented at the Management Review.

If done during a food safety team meeting, the minutes of the meeting can be used as the record of analysis.

[Dulcie]

Thanks - these responses help!