Seven Star Enterprises

16/05/2015

The next revision of ISO 22000 is due 2017

ISO 22000:2005 Food safety management systems -- for any organization in the food chain was first published some 10 years ago and reviewed without changes in 2009. However, following a recent meeting of the ISO working group (ISO/TC 34/SC 17/WG 8) it has been announced that the standard will be revised with a target publish date of 2017.

The need for change was highlighted by a 2014 consultation among users of the standard which identified some gaps, confusion and repetition that required some clarification and improvement. The consultation also concluded that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were not sufficiently integrated and the understanding of risk evaluation still needed to be improved.

In addition over the past 10 years (since the first version of ISO 22000) many new challenges have emerged in the food chain spurring the need for the standard to be revised.

The goal of the revision group will be to:

• Clarify Critical Control Points CCP’s
• Clarify operational programmes
• Clarify the approach to risks
• Clarify product withdrawal and recall
• Clarify externally developed combination of control measures
• Update terms and definitions
• Make the standard simpler and more concise
• Avoid making the content too prescriptive
• Ensure a greater coverage of SMEs

In addition the structure of the ISO 22000 standard will be aligned with other ISO management system standards such as ISO 9001 to allow for easier implementation of integrated management systems.

The revision group will meet again later this year to deliver a working document.

14/04/2015

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Pesticide Safety Alert late Friday, April 10th, voicing concern that the recent incident involving methyl bromide exposure in the U.S. Virgin Islands (U.S.V.I.) is not isolated and that the misuse of methyl bromide may be more widespread. As a resu…

17/12/2014

Cold Weather Gives Rise to Rodent Infestations

November 16-22 is designated as Rodent Awareness Week. Homeowners are encouraged to practice rodent control to prevent an infestation of rats or mice in the house.

15/11/2014

13/11/2014

Your workers must have the latest knowledge to strengthen your staff and increase your efficiency. Spot the Food safety hazards.

07/11/2014

HACCP offers a number of benefits over modern systems.
Most prominently, HACCP:

• focuses on identifying and preventing hazards from
contaminating food
• Is based on sound science
• permits more efficient and effective government oversight,
primarily because the recordkeeping allows investigators to see
how well a firm is complying with food safety laws over a
period rather than how well it is doing on any given day
• Places responsibility for ensuring food safety appropriately on
the food manufacturer or distributor
• facilitate food companies compete more effectively in the world
market
• Reduces barriers to international trade.

05/11/2014

What does that date on my food MEAN?? If it is a USE BY date, that is the date for maximum quality. You should consider throwing out food past this date, but use your senses to determine it's freshness. SELL BY dates are for the grocer, so make sure you consult the chart below. If you won't be using that product within the specified time, it's best to freeze.

30/10/2014

US Food Safety Audit SAFETY AUDIT GIVES CANADA A LOW GRADE
http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102633924869-521/U.S.+food-safety+audit.pdf

27/10/2014

Controlling pests and enhancing your food safety standards, professionally. at Global Gums & Chemicals

17/10/2014

Facts that will make you call for fumigation!