Tiêu chuẩn quốc gia TCVN ISO 22003-2:2025 (ISO 22003-2:2022)

The proliferation of food safety incidents globally underscores the critical importance of robust food safety systems (HTATTP) across the entire food chain. To address this, national and international standards are essential in guiding conformity assessment activities. This document, TCVN ISO 22003-2:2025, serves as a pivotal National Standard, meticulously detailing the requirements for bodies engaged in the evaluation and certification of products, processes, and services, specifically including audits of HTATTP. It sets a foundational framework for ensuring the credibility and consistency of food safety certification, thereby bolstering consumer trust and facilitating harmonized practices within the industry.

Organizations involved in the evaluation and certification of food safety systems, products, processes, and services, accreditation bodies, food industry organizations seeking certification, and relevant regulatory authorities.

TCVN ISO 22003-2:2025 provides comprehensive guidelines for certification bodies, supplementing TCVN ISO/IEC 17065, to ensure the integrity and reliability of food safety certification processes. The standard meticulously outlines general requirements covering legal aspects, impartiality management, and confidentiality, alongside structural and resource demands for personnel competence and audit teams. A significant portion details process requirements, from initial application review and meticulous audit planning to the execution of on-site evaluations, decision-making for certification, and ongoing surveillance. It introduces specific methodologies for defining audit scope and duration, particularly addressing complex scenarios such as multi-site organizations through defined sampling rules. The standard also clarifies the roles of various audit participants, including technical experts and observers. By establishing rigorous criteria for how certification bodies assess products, processes, and services for food safety, this standard aims to enhance the consistency and credibility of Hệ thống an toàn thực phẩm (HTATTP) across diverse operations. Its implementation yields substantial value by fostering greater consumer confidence, promoting fair trade, and providing a standardized framework for the recognition of competent certification bodies in the realm of an toàn thực phẩm, thereby significantly mitigating risks throughout the food supply chain and supporting continuous improvement in chứng nhận practices.