ISO 22000 and HACCP certification in Angola
ISO 22000 integrates HACCP into a food safety management system. We prepare the operation; certification is conducted by DQS.
What ISO 22000 and HACCP are
HACCP identifies and controls hazards along the food chain. ISO 22000 adds the management structure: prerequisite programmes, traceability, chain communication and systematic verification.
How we prepare the certification
- 01SupplierSpecifications, selection and evaluation.
- 02ReceptionConformity checks and transport conditions.
- 03ProductionPrerequisite programmes and operational control.
- 04Critical pointsCCP monitoring against critical limits.
- 05VerificationValidation of control measures and analyses.
- 06DispatchTraceability and recall capability.
Export Lab prepares. DQS certifies.
Certification is only meaningful when it is independent. That is why the roles are clearly separated: Export Lab provides consulting, implementation and preparation; the certification audit is conducted by DQS, a German certifier present in more than 60 countries, autonomously and impartially, under international accreditation rules.
The client gets the best of both worlds: preparation by people who master certifiers' methods, and a certificate issued by an independent, internationally recognised certification body.
The Angolan context
Producers, distributors, food retail and catering in Angola increasingly work with clients that require documented HACCP. The network covers food safety with consultants who have industrial experience.
Cost and timeline: what makes them vary
We do not publish list prices for ISO 22000, because the effort is not the same in two different organisations. The investment always has two separate components: preparation, delivered by Export Lab, and the certification audit, billed by the certification body.
What drives cost: Number of lines and product categories, complexity of the HACCP studies, condition of infrastructure and prerequisite programmes (sanitation, pest control, maintenance, water), and the need for laboratory analysis and validation of control measures.
What drives the timeline: Timeline is set by building and validating HACCP plans, correcting infrastructure non-conformities, and the time needed to accumulate critical-point monitoring records showing stable control.
After the initial assessment, scope, schedule and price are presented in writing, before any commitment.
What your company gains
- Hazard control across the food chain.
- Access to clients and chains that require HACCP.
- Less product loss and fewer sanitary incidents.
Frequently asked questions
- Who needs ISO 22000?
- Operators at any point of the food chain: primary production, processing, packaging, storage, transport, catering and distribution, including suppliers of food-contact materials.
- Is ISO 22000 mandatory in Angola?
- ISO 22000 is voluntary. HACCP principles and applicable hygiene rules come from food regulation; the standard embeds HACCP within an auditable management system and adds prerequisite programmes and chain communication.
- How much does ISO 22000 certification cost?
- There is no list price. The figure follows from scope and starting point — specifically: Number of lines and product categories, complexity of the HACCP studies, condition of infrastructure and prerequisite programmes (sanitation, pest control, maintenance, water), and the need for laboratory analysis and validation of control measures. Preparation and the certification audit are billed separately, the latter by the certification body.
- How long does ISO 22000 implementation take?
- We do not quote fixed timelines before the assessment. Timeline is set by building and validating HACCP plans, correcting infrastructure non-conformities, and the time needed to accumulate critical-point monitoring records showing stable control. A realistic schedule is set out in the proposal.
- Who issues the certificate? Does Export Lab also certify?
- No. Export Lab prepares and implements; the ISO 22000 certification audit is conducted independently by DQS. Whoever prepares cannot certify, and that separation is what gives the certificate value with clients and regulators.
- What happens after certification?
- Three-year cycle with annual DQS audits. HACCP verification, periodic validation of control measures, supplier management and product recall simulation are kept live.
- We already have HACCP. Does it serve as a basis for ISO 22000?
- It does, and it reduces the work. The existing HACCP is reviewed, updated and moved inside the management system: context and interested parties, formalised prerequisite programmes, food-chain communication, internal audit and management review are added.
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