Aimed at growth: Food safety compliance crucial

Participants at ceremony stress on capturing global food market.

LAHORE: Participants at a Food Safety Management System Certification award ceremony stated that Pakistan is capable of capturing the global food market by improving the level of compliance with international standards.

“Presently, the major hurdle in export of food products by the Pakistani companies is non compliance with food safety standards required by the importing countries.” During the event, TUV Austria Bureau of Inspection and Certification announced to certify the Food Safety Management System of National Foods Limited, awarding it with ISO 22000.

The ISO 22000 family of international standards addresses food safety management. Food safety and public health are serious concerns across the world and food chain companies, by implementing food safety management system, can not only address these concerns, but also boost trade significantly.

With the compliance of food safety management system or international standard of ISO 22000, companies are required to manage the food safety related risks.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 18^th,  2014.

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