HACCP is the systematic approach to food safety built on seven principles. Here’s what it covers, why food businesses get certified, and how the process works.
Laboratories and food safety
Guides to ISO 17025 and NATA accreditation for testing and calibration laboratories, plus HACCP and ISO 22000 for food businesses.
NATA Accreditation: Process, Timeframes and Costs for Laboratories
How NATA accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 works: the process step by step, what assessors look at, timeframes, fees, and building on ISO 9001.
Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability: A Plain-English Guide for ISO 17025
Measurement uncertainty and traceability explained for ISO/IEC 17025 labs: uncertainty budgets, coverage factors, decision rules and reporting.
ISO 17025 Requirements: A Clause-by-Clause Checklist
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements clause by clause: impartiality, resources, methods, uncertainty, reporting and clause 8, with the evidence assessors want.
ISO 17025 Option A vs Option B: Which Management System Route?
ISO/IEC 17025 Option A vs Option B explained: what clause 8 requires, why labs with ISO 9001 choose Option B, and how to make one system work.
Michel’s Patisserie face possible investigation for claims of Use By extensions
A national patisserie chain drew public criticism after operators were reportedly told to extend the use-by dates on cakes and other goods by several months. The episode is a reminder of why date marking matters, and why it is governed by law. Use-by dates must be applied to foods that need to be eaten before […]
Heat free pasteurisation on the horizon, developed by Aussie company Naturo
Australian company Naturo has developed a milk-processing method that extends shelf life without using heat, aiming to retain more of the flavour and nutritional qualities lost in conventional pasteurisation. It is a useful reminder that food-safety outcomes and product quality can both be improved through process innovation, provided the controls behind that process are validated […]
ISO 22000 Revision 2026: What Has a Deadline and What Does Not
The ISO 22000 revision sits at draft stage with no FDIS registered, so publication is 2027 at the earliest. The change with real dates on it is FSSC 22000 version 7.
ISO Accreditation vs Certification: What’s the Difference?
“ISO accreditation” usually means ISO certification. Here’s the real difference, the chain of trust behind a credible certificate, and where NATA and the OFSC scheme fit.
