What certifications are there in the food industry?

Food is the primary need of the people, and food safety is the foremost concern for all humanity and society. To ensure consumers have access to safe food, the farming and breeding industries, as well as food deep processing and product circulation, are especially important. Third-party certification is indispensable. Certified products and enterprises increase the added value of the products themselves, gain user trust, and effectively enhance the brand.

Among all industries, food industry certifications or audits are among the most numerous, including ISO 9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO22000, HACCP, BRC, IFS, SQF, DUTCH HACCP, FSSC, PAS 220, AIB, FPA, Halal, Kosher, IP, Non-GMO, GAP, Organics, JAS, EOS, NOP, MSC, ACC, FAMI-QS, SC Production License, and so on.

  What certifications must food production enterprises obtain? Which certifications can improve the company's image and reputation, making the produced products more convincing? Today, let's review the common certifications in the food industry. Various certifications differ depending on each company's sales strategy.

    Mandatory administrative licenses

• Production License (SC)...;

• Export filing (when products are exported for sale).

   

  Voluntary certifications

• ISO9001 certification (basic, generally done by most enterprises);

• ISO22000 certification (generally done by medium and large enterprises);

• HACCP certification (principle similar to ISO22000, more recognized abroad);

• ISO14001 certification (done by enterprises concerned with community environmental impact);

• ISO45001 certification (done by enterprises concerned with employee occupational health);

• GMP certification (not mandatory in the food industry, can be done if conditions allow, most food enterprises do not do it);

• BRC certification (required by export customers);

• FSSC22000 certification (required by export customers);

• IFS certification (required by export customers);

• Kosher certification (required by customers in Jewish regions);

• HALAL certification (required by customers in Muslim regions);

• China Organic Certification (used for domestic organic sales);

• Green Food Certification (Chinese characteristic certification, enterprises do it according to their situation);

• JAS, EOS, NOP (used for organic product sales in Japan, EU, and the USA).