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Industry agreed standard 8 - quality assurance

Industry Standard 8 (IS 8) describes the quality systems that are necessary to provide assurance that the food safety and regulatory outcomes which support branding and certification and for which the Director-General is accountable have been developed and implemented. Outcomes which are detailed in various ISs and directives provide the Licensee with flexibility to decide how these outcomes may be achieved.

ISl 8 outlines the responsibilities of the Licensee in determining an appropriate system of operation and control, and provides the authority and mechanism for the Verifier to recognise a documented system that is capable of delivering the appropriate food safety and regulatory outcomes. Further, provided the documented system continues to deliver those outcomes, the document may become the recognised operating standard for the premises.

Any recognition of an intended process or performance is conditional on validation and verification that the product or byproduct for which a brand or an export certificate is required conforms to the New Zealand legislation, including criteria agreed by the Director-General and any requirements of an importing country.

• Industry agreed standard 8 - quality assurance [PDF 243K ]

• Summary of main changes [PDF 13K ]

Related Links

• Table of amendments to Meat Manuals