Prove your products belong in food facilities
Give food manufacturers, processors and hospitality groups independent evidence that your cleaning or hygiene product is suitable for its intended use in a food environment.
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- Download both practical resources
- See what cleaning and hygiene products can be certified
- Find out whether your product or service may qualify
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Enter your details once to access both HACCP International resources featured at the ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo.
Proving Food Safety
A practical guide to assessing whether products and services used in food facilities are suitable for their intended use.
Sanitisers in the Food Industry
Practical guidance on selecting and using sanitisers in food handling and processing environments.
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Why food businesses look for certified cleaning products
In a food facility, cleaning is a food safety control. The products and services used to deliver it carry the same scrutiny as anything else that touches the production floor.
Their HACCP plan relies on what they buy
A food business must control every hazard on site, including the chemicals, tools and services used to clean it. Certified products make that control easier to demonstrate at audit.
Faster supplier approval
Food safety and procurement teams can check your certificate number and Product Register listing when reviewing your product for use within their business.
Technical questions addressed upfront
Certification considers food safety questions relating to areas such as toxicity, residue and contamination risk before they arise during procurement or tender review.
A clear point of difference
Independent food safety certification provides a clear way to demonstrate how your product has been assessed for use in the food industry.
What can be certified in cleaning and hygiene
HACCP International assesses non-food products and services that can affect food safety in food handling, manufacturing and processing environments. In the cleaning and hygiene sector, that covers a wide range of products and services.
Cleaning chemicals
Detergents, degreasers, sanitisers and disinfectants.
Cleaning tools
Brushes, squeegees, mops and colour-coded ranges.
Cleaning machines
Scrubbers, sweepers, pressure washers and foam units.
Wipes and cloths
Wipes, cloths, scourers and paper products.
Hand hygiene
Hand soaps, hand sanitisers, dispensers and drying.
Gloves and PPE
Disposable gloves, aprons and protective wear.
Floor care
Floor coatings, sealers and treatments.
Cleaning services
Contract cleaning and hygiene service providers.
What does certification assess?
HACCP International evaluates products against food safety requirements relevant to their intended use. Depending on the product, this can include areas such as materials, toxicity, contamination risk, ease of cleaning, operating instructions, claims and labelling.
Products
The assessment focuses on the requirements relevant to the product category and how the product is intended to be used in a food handling or processing environment.
Cleaning services
Contract cleaners and hygiene service providers are assessed differently. The assessment also considers food safety training, documentation, on-site delivery and standard operating procedures.
How certification works
The process establishes whether your product or service meets the requirements relevant to its intended use in the food industry.
Tell us what you supply
We first confirm whether the product or service falls within the scope of the certification scheme.
Submit your information
If it is suitable, we explain the technical information and supporting documentation required for assessment.
Evaluation and recommendations
The product or service is evaluated against the applicable requirements, with any gaps identified before certification can proceed.
Certification
Products that meet the requirements are offered certification, with permission to use the certification mark in accordance with the certification licence.
What certification gives you
Anyone can say a product is food safe. Certification provides independent evidence that it is.
A point of difference in a crowded market
For a food manufacturer comparing products that may look similar on paper, certification provides an important point of difference, independent assurance that the product has been properly assessed against recognised requirements.
Our technical team independently assesses your product against a defined standard, providing credible evidence of its suitability for use in the food industry.
Use the certification mark
Carry the HACCP International mark on your packaging, website and sales material in line with your certification licence.
Product Register listing
Your product is listed in the HACCP International Product Register, where food safety and procurement teams check certification.
Verifiable certificate
A unique certificate number your customers can check when reviewing your product for use in their business.
Support as you develop
Change a formulation, material or process and our technical team will advise whether it affects your certification.
Could your product or service qualify?
If you supply cleaning or hygiene products or services to the food industry, the next step is simply to tell us what you supply and where it is used. Our team can determine whether it falls within the certification scheme.
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