PAS 85:2000 PDF

1   Scope This PAS specifies requirements for a quality management system to enable an organization to ensure the integrity and traceability of primary products in the agri-food chain in order to assure food organizations of the provenance of food raw materials used in their operations. It applies to those food safety and quality issues or production aspects over which the organization wishes to demonstrate effective control. It does not itself state specific production performance criteria or product attributes. This PAS is applicable to any organization that wishes to:

• implement and maintain a product integrity management system;

• assure itself of its conformance with its stated policy;

• demonstrate such conformance to others.

This PAS is applicable to any aspect of the production or condition of primary products over which the organization wishes to demonstrate effective control, including for example one or more of the following items: food safety issues, food quality attributes, contaminants, genetically modified organisms, organic or other production practices, ethical and/or religious issues, animal welfare and geographical origin. This PAS covers all agri-food sector activities, including base input suppliers (for example, seeds or animals and cr...