ISO 22000 Explained: How TAIBA Maintains International Food Safety

ISO 22000 is the international standard for Food Safety Management Systems. It builds on HACCP and adds organizational discipline — leadership commitment, communication, planning, and continuous improvement. TAIBA operates both production facilities under ISO 22000.

HACCP vs. ISO 22000 — what is the difference?

HACCP focuses on the production process. ISO 22000 wraps the whole organization around it.

• HACCP: Are the production controls right?
• ISO 22000: Is the whole company set up to consistently produce safe food, including leadership, training, supplier management, customer communication, and continuous improvement?

A facility can be HACCP-compliant without being ISO 22000-certified. The reverse — ISO 22000 without strong HACCP — is not possible.

What ISO 22000 requires

Leadership commitment

Senior management must own food safety. At TAIBA, food safety performance is a leadership KPI — not a quality-department concern.

Documented procedures

Every food-safety-relevant procedure is written, version-controlled, and accessible. Training, audits, and reviews are scheduled and recorded.

Supplier control

Suppliers are qualified, scored, and re-audited. A supplier whose performance slips is corrected — or replaced.

Traceability

Every batch is traceable: from supplier, to production line, to shift, to the QA inspector who cleared it, to the truck that delivered it. We can identify exactly which batch served which market — and recall a batch precisely if needed.

Continuous improvement

Findings from internal audits, customer feedback, and management reviews drive improvement actions — documented and verified.

How TAIBA implements ISO 22000

Our Damascus and Cairo facilities each maintain a documented Food Safety Management System under ISO 22000. Both facilities undergo annual third-party audits by accredited certifying bodies. Findings are addressed; certifications are maintained without lapses.

What this means for our partners

If you are a distributor importing TAIBA into your market, your retailer will want documented food-safety credentials. ISO 22000 certificates are part of every shipment’s documentation pack — alongside HACCP, halal, and country-of-origin certificates.

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