Guaranteeing food safety is an essential task for the refrigerated and frozen food industry. ISO 22000 plays a vital role in ensuring quality and transparency, making it worth the effort of compliance for any organization connected to the food and beverage industry, including suppliers.
Introduced in 2005 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as an industry-specific offshoot of ISO 9001, ISO 22000 has quickly emerged as the most important global food and beverage quality standard. That’s why equipment suppliers like Atlas Copco USA, an Acworth, Ga.-based manufacturer of compressors, received ISO 22000 certification for its oil-free air division production facility in Antwerp, Belgium.