Author: Santiago Gonzalez Esparza, Eng.   With the exponential growth of information technologies in recent years, different tools have emerged that modify the way we work; minimizing the time it takes to execute an action and opening new perspectives on how to solve a particular problem. Among all these tools, there is one that has

By Luciareli Garcia, Global Standards Auditor   The FSSC 22000 scheme is made up of three elements, the base standard of ISO 22000, the prerequisites for each category of the food chain (based on technical specifications for the sector e.g. ISO/TS 22002-x; PAS xyz); and additional requirements set by GFSI stakeholders.   The additional requirements

IIA. Marlem Guadalupe Diaz Alvarado: Safety Coordinator, Global Standards   As time goes by, food safety and quality standards have become more demanding. An example of this is the FSSC Foundation: FSSC 22000, which has presented a new version to standardize the categories of the food chain according to the recently published one ISO 22003-1:2022

Since the ancient pre-Columbian civilizations, there was knowledge created by experience, which allowed us to understand how flowers, fruits, and vegetables develop in an environment and the relationship-benefit that is obtained when this environment allows us to gather certain characteristics such as crop rotation, associated crops, soil rest and the food chain of animals to

An integrated management system (IMS) is a framework that combines multiple management systems into a single and cohesive system, such as quality, environment and occupational health and safety, into a single framework.   Auditing integrated management systems (IMS) is a thorough task that requires specific skills and knowledge; several competencies are required to enable the

To have a correct execution of our 5-minute meetings we must plan them quarterly, monthly, or weekly, to have a correct preparation of the topics to be discussed daily; this guarantees not to exhaust the topics or to be very reiterative in some of them which could cause disinterest of the collaborators and even be

Juan Medina / Auditor   An Integrated Management System (IMS) is a comprehensive framework that combines multiple management systems into a single, cohesive system made up of sets of standards such as ISO 9001, ISO14001 or ISO 45000, as well as processes and procedures that enable an organization to effectively manage its environmental, quality, safety,

Food safety and the supply chain are two crucial components in delivering food to customers. While they are not the sole factors in management, analyzing each is essential to establish a potential relationship between them.   A supply chain constitutes a network encompassing the entire structure of your resources. It involves the journey of materials

An “organization” can be initially defined as a person or a group of people with specific functions, responsibilities, authorities, and relationships working together to achieve their objectives. This can encompass independent workers, associations, corporations, companies, or firms (ISO 9000:2015 3.2.1).   On the other hand, a “process” is characterized as a set of interconnected activities

The scope of registration and certification will need to reflect precisely and clearly the activities covered by your organization’s management system; any exclusion to non-applicable requirements of the standards should be documented and justified in the manual. No single business-related activity should exist outside of the scope. You should discuss the scope of registration prior