Food

Food safety is a key issue for the society. Traders and consumers share a strong focus on the subject - and it is expected that the food producers can document production conditions and traceability.

As part of strengthening food safety, a number of certification schemes have been developed that address all parts of the food chain and provide producers, retailers etc. the opportunity to document that they have established systems with a focus on food safety. Virtually all schemes are based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points); i.e. analysis to identify risks and control points that can eliminate or minimize the most significant risks to an acceptable level.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration carries out inspections of food companies, cf. the Executive Order on Food Control. It is stated that the agency can carry out fewer controls if the company has a quality system that is certified by an accredited certification body.

DANAK accredits for certification according to a number of schemes as well as for management systems in the area.

Search for companies that are accredited in the area here (use the free text field to search).

ISO/IEC 9001, ISO/IEC 22000 AND FSSC 22000

ISO/IEC 9001/IEC is the general standard for quality management. DANAK accredits for certification in the field of food production. DANAK accredits certification bodies in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17021-1 standard.

ISO/IEC 22000 is the food-specific standard that can be used by all types of companies in the food field - "From farm to fork". DANAK accredits certification bodies according to the standard ISO 22003-1.

FSSC 22000 is an industry scheme established by an association of global food producers. FSSC 22000 is based on ISO/IEC 22000 and can be used for a specific part of the ISO/IEC 22000 area. DANAK accredits certification bodies to ISO 22003-1 + the requirements of the scheme.

Read more about accreditation for certification of quality management systems here.

Read more about accreditation for food safety systems here.

Read more about the FSSC 22000 scheme here.

INTERNATIONAL FEATURED STANDARDS, IFS

IFS has been developed by an association of retail organizations in Germany, France and Italy. IFS sets requirements for several parts of the food chain, Food, Logistics and Broker. The scheme is based on the requirements for product certification. DANAK accredits certification bodies to the requirements of the ISO 17065/IEC + scheme.