(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently took another step toward ensuring the safety of food products for consumers with its ISO 22005 standard on traceability in the feed and food chain, the latest addition to the ISO 22000 series on food-management systems.

ISO 22005, “Traceability in the feed and food chain—General principles and basic requirements for system design and implementation,” establishes the principles and requirements for the design and implementation of a feed and food traceability system. This standard will allow organizations operating at any step of the food chain to:

• Trace the flow of materials (feed, food, their ingredients, and packaging)
• Identify necessary documentation and tracking for each stage of production
• Ensure adequate coordination between the different actors involved
• Require that each party be informed of at least his direct suppliers and clients, and more

Moreover, a traceability system can improve the appropriate use and reliability of information, effectiveness, and productivity of the organization.

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