Process for Certificate Issue
The formal process and certification committee structure governing the issuance of ISO 22000 certificates
ISO 22000 Certification
Certification Committee
The following constitute the committee on certification:
The Director,
The Scheme Manager (Food),
In the absence of the Director, the Scheme Manager may make the certification decision, provided that he/she have not participated in the audit of the client under review for certification.
Members of the certification committee will not audit or review the audit report of the client, whose case to be decided for certification, suspension, withdrawal or reduction of the scope of certification.
The committee reviews each case and make a decision as appropriate.
Documents for Committee Review
The certification committee reviews the following documents before making a certification decision:
Client application and its review report;
Copy of the agreement with the client;
Audit programme developed for the client;
Audit time determination sheet;
Review report by a competent person on audit report package;
Audit Report Package to Include the Following:
Audit plan;
Auditors' note;
Audit check-list;
Audit report;
NC report;
Closing meeting's attendance sheet;
Record each certification decision in the approved format of the EISPL.
Note
Copies of all relevant procedures, work instructions, formats, quality manual normative documents to be kept in handy for ready reference of the committee's member.