Within an ISO 22000 framework, a consultant assumes numerous roles thus contributing substantially to providing direction for Qatar food businesses regarding how they should proceed with food safety management and certification. The fundamental task is to offer expert advice and supervision in establishing, implementing, maintaining an ISO 22000 food safety management system (FSMS) which would be appropriate for the organization. Consultants first assess the current food safety practices and processes to find loopholes where the implementation of certain precautions is necessary. They help to develop and implement an ISO 22000 compliant, customize FSMS by creating a hygienic failure investigation protocol, risk assessment policy, HACCP plan etc.
ISO 22000 Consultants in Qatar can also help develop and implement food safety policy and procedures that are sensible, in compliance with regulations, but practical to integrate into a daily operation. This entails offering comprehensive training and capacity-building programs for staffs at all levels so that they may comprehend food safety practices in addition to immune adherence to ISO 22000 requirements. This might be critical when it comes to building a food safety culture in the organization.
The consultants also put in place both monitoring and verification mechanisms to verify that the FSMS is working as planned. They also serve prepare the organization for certification audits, verifying that documentation is accurate and practices compliant with any issues resolved prior to audits.When rolling out the audit, Consultants help us in answering all queries of auditors and showing our FSMS system is effective. They also help the organizations in taking necessary corrective actions and driving lean performance improvement efforts after auditingaudit findings. In other words, the vital role of consultants is that they ensure organizations in Qatar get ISO 22000 Certification and maintain best-practice food safety & operational excellence.
