Since 30/10/2007, for some of its kitchens, CIR food has acquired certification for its Food Safety Management System in accordance with UNI EN ISO 22000:2005 (see CISQCERT Certificate Nr. 07.1362).
The international standard UNI EN ISO 22000: 2005 is a voluntary standard that aims at integrating the principles of HACCP and the application phases developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
It provides a framework of harmonized requirements for a worldwide comprehensive approach in the food sector that ensures the safety of the entire supply chain.
Through requirements subject to audit, it combines the HACCP plan with prerequisite programs (PRP) and operational prerequisite programs (Operational PRP).
The definitions in the Codex Alimentarius, together with what the clients require or what is required by law, form the bases on which PRP and the Operational PRP are established (CAC / RCP 39-1993 - code of hygienic practice for precooked and cooked foods in mass catering).
Running one’s own food safety system, in compliance with international standards, allows for the adoption of a model that makes it possible for the company to control the processes that distinguish the company, the environment in which these processes take place, and all phases of the food supply and production system.
It also makes it possible to: