A guide to HACCP & GMP

Including the 12 steps to developing

your HACCP Plan
HACCP
& GMP
Food Safety
Management
What is the BSI HACCP and GMP standard?
The BSI HACCP & GMP Standard focuses on the safety and legality of food
production. These two key essential concepts of safety and legality form the core
of the standard’s requirements, structured around the principles of HACCP (Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Points) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).

HACCP in Food Production What are the Hazards in Food Production?

HACCP is a systematic and preventive approach to food Biological hazards include those from
safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in pathogens such as bacteria, mould, viruses
production processes. HACCP analysis aims to monitor and yeasts. Bacteria such as Salmonella and
and control hazards that can cause a finished product E-coli are present in many inputs and need
to be unsafe, and designs measurements that may to be managed carefully.
be combined with GMP to reduce and manage risk.
Physical hazards include foreign matter
An effective HACCP system identifies, evaluates and
such as glass, metal, wood and plastic being
controls hazards which are significant for food safety.
left in food from the production process.

GMP in Food Production Chemical hazards can be caused through

GMPs, Good Manufacturing Practices, are implemented the misuse of antibiotics, contamination
procedures and best practices undertaken to remove, of sanitizers or cleaning agents, or
reduce and control physical, chemical and biological environmental contamination from
hazards in the processing environment. hydraulic fluids.

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!!Benefits of Certification
12 steps to developing !
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a HACCP Plan: BSI HACCP & GMP certification ! is a great way for food
manufacturing and food service companies to operate
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! to a standard that is focused on customers receiving
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safe and legal food. Companies certified to the BSI
1 Assemble the HACCP team !! HACCP & GMP standard also get to use the associated
Assurance Mark. BSI Assurance Marks are internationally
!
Describe the product !!
2 recognized symbols of quality, reliability and continual
! improvement, providing the companies awarded
them with a powerful marketing advantage over their
3 Identify intended use competition.

Assessment and Grading

4 Construct a flow diagram Certification is available in two levels; essentials and
excellence depending on the requirements of your
organization. Some organizations will aim to achieve
On-site confirmation of flow the highest grading of ‘Excellence in HACCP & GMP’,
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diagram whilst others may choose to aim to meet ‘essentials’
criteria in year 1, and progress towards achieving
‘excellence’ criteria in year 2, as a means to demonstrate
6 !! Conduct a Hazard Analysis !! continual business improvement as their QMS (quality
!! (Principle 1) !
! management system) advances.
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! Determine Critical Control Your Business
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Points (CCP) (Principle 2) Smaller organizations or new
!! food businesses considering
programmes such as SALSA
Globally
8 !! Establish critical limits for each may utilize BSI HACCP Recognized
! CCP (Principle 3)
! and GMP as a stand-alone Certification
certification to demonstrate
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their competency in food
9 Establish a monitoring system
for each CCP (Principle 4) manufacturing, in addition to
the associated marketing benefits.
Larger organizations and food businesses that
10 Establish corrective actions undertake GFSI accredited food audits such as BRC
(Principle 5)
Food Safety or FSSC 22000, may still utilize the BSI
HACCP & GMP certification for the associated marketing
benefits.
11
Establish verification
procedures (Principle 6)
A BSI HACCP & GMP audit is provided free
of charge when booked alongside your FSSC
22000 or BRC Global Food Safety Standard
12 Establish documentation and
record keeping (Principle 7) Audit*.

*Subject to BSI Assurance Ltd discretion, all rights reserved.

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Grow your business with a worldwide recognition
of premium quality
Our Assurance Marks provide an internationally The HACCP & GMP Assurance mark can be combined
recognized symbol that represents quality, reliability with other existing BSI assurance marks, to demonstrate
and continual improvement. This provides you with a your food safety achievement to customers and
powerful and valuable marketing tool to promote your stakeholders. Both B2C and B2B food businesses
certification, offering your company a competitive enjoy the benefit of displaying the BSI HACCP & GMP
advantage. Assurance Mark on their secondary product packaging.

Make the most of your

competitive advantage in/on:
• Secondary Packaging
• Marketing literature and collateral
- Advertising
- Stationery
- Your website
- Your office
• Vehicles
• Internal communication
• Press releases
• Social media
• Annual reports

Product Packaging HACCP

& GMP
The BSI HACCP & GMP Assurance Mark can be used on the secondary Food Safety
Management
packaging (i.e. outer packaging) of a product.

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Combining the assurance mark: Manufactured/produced under a
BSI certified HACCP & GMP system
If you have more than one standard or scheme with us you’re
able to use the personalized multi-scheme BSI Assurance Mark.
The multi-scheme BSI Assurance Mark consolidates all of your
standards within one logo, like the example shown here. HACCP ISO
& GMP 9001
Food Safety Quality
Email brand@bsigroup.com with your certificate numbers of Management Management
each standard for your multi-scheme BSI Assurance Mark.

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Your journey to BSI HACCP & GMP Certification
There are two paths you can take to achieve your certification to HACCP & GMP.
Smaller sized organizations who don’t require or who aren’t ready to undertake a full
GFSI certification audit, but want to demonstrate their efficiencies in producing safe,
legal food may find path B more useful.

Path A Path B
Undertake a complementary BSI Business Undertake a complementary business review
1 1
Review with one of our Client Managers with one of our Client Managers

Decide which GFSI food safety scheme is Ask your Client Manager for details and
right for you with the help of your Client 2 quotation for BSI HACCP & GMP certification
2
Manager
Read the BSI HACCP & GMP standard,
Ask your Client Manager to add the BSI and perform any actions and/or training
3 HACCP & GMP certification to your audit, on necessary to comply to the clauses of the
a complementary basis 3 standard before your audit. (Your client
manager can assist you with booking this
Read the standard, and perform any actions training, or putting you in touch with a
and/or training necessary to comply to the consultant if necessary)
clauses of the standard before your audit.
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(Your Client Manager can assist you with 4 Undertake an audit to the standard
booking this training, or putting you in touch
with a consultant if necessary) Successful completion and certification to
5 BSI HACCP & GMP Standard, certificate
Undertake an audit to GFSI Certified awarded
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Standard & the BSI HACCP & GMP Standard
Utilise logo pack and start promoting your
Successful completion and certification to 6 achievement to clients and prospects, in line
6 BSI HACCP & GMP Standard, certificate with usage guidelines
awarded
Ask your Client Manager for details
Utilize Assurance Mark pack and start
7 promoting your achievement to clients and
prospects, in line with usage guidelines Want to attend a BSI award
ceremony and pick up your
Complementary, when booked and audited at certificate in front of the
the same time as your BRC Food Safety or FSSC industry?
22000 certification*
Let your Client Manager know…

*Subject to BSI Assurance Ltd discretion, all rights reserved.

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Why BSI?

We believe the world should be supplied quality and make your organization more resilient by

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food that is both safe and sustainable. We’re a enabling you to manage the risks and opportunities
leading food safety certification provider with associated with your products, processes, people
extensive auditing for a wide range of food safety and respective supply chains.
and business standards across the entire food and With over 2,800 food and agri-food standards in
beverage supply chain – including Global Food our portfolio, we are well positioned to support
Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized standards. the industry and the challenges faced by the
Our services for the food sector include certification, supply chain including food safety, food security,
training, assessment and supply chain solutions. sustainability, land usage, energy, water, business
Combined, they can help assure your customers risk and corporate social responsibility issues.

For more information on

how we can help you with food
safety management,
visit: bsigroup.com or
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