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ISO 9001:2000 is an international standard, recognized throughout
the world for establishing a business management system. ISO
9001:2000 is applicable to any manufacturing and service
organization and provides a focus on system performance and ongoing
improvement. ISO 9000 is primarily concerned with "quality
management". In the ISO 9000 context, the standardized definition of
quality refers to all those features of a product (or service) which
are required by the customer.
"Quality management" means what the organization does to ensure that
its products or services satisfy the customer's quality requirements
and comply with any regulations applicable to those products or
services.
Created by the International Organization for Standardization,
ISO 9001:2000 is based on
eight quality management principles: customer focus, leadership,
involvement of people, process approach, a systems approach to
management, continual improvement, fact-based decision-making and
mutually beneficial supplier relationships. When fully adopted,
these principles have been proven to enhance organizational
performance.
The ISO 9000 family of standards represents an international
consensus on good management practices with the aim of ensuring that
the organization can time and time again deliver the product or
services that:
- Meet the customer's quality requirements, and
- applicable regulatory requirements, while aiming to
- enhance customer satisfaction, and
- achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit
of these objectives.
In today's global marketplace, many organizations are utilizing
ISO 9001:2000 as a platform to build their business management
system. For many companies, registration to ISO 9001:2000 is a key
to securing and maintaining global business.
CSI has worked with a world renowned ISO registrar in
accommodating the needs of CSI clients for ISO registration. CSI
auditors have many years experience in auditing agricultural
production and processing operations.
CSI can conduct internal and "third party" audits in support a
company’s quality management initiative. We focus not only on
compliance but process and business improvements. We act as an
independent third party auditor for a major food company seeking
assurance that the supply chain complies with their requirements.
This service is seeing an increasing demand.
CSI ISO auditors have been trained by the NSF International Center
for Public Health Education to meet stringent standards and have
many years experience in auditing agricultural production and
processing operations.
ISO Registration Generates Benefits for Agriculture
November 14, 2005 – OTTAWA – The Centre for Systems Integration
(CSI) is leading the charge to make ISO registration work for the
benefit of agriculture. CSI and its associates have recently helped
10 of their existing Registered Seed Establishment clients achieve
ISO 9001: 2000 registration. These clients, ranging from medium to
large-sized businesses, successfully completed ISO audits conducted
by a CSI assessor on behalf of a large international ISO registrar.
“We’re very excited to help our clients meet the international ISO
standards and build their global business,” says Jim McCullagh,
Executive Director of CSI. “The success of this process clearly
demonstrates how easily CSI’s seed accreditation programs can be
integrated with ISO registration.”
As the agri-food sector becomes subject to more quality standards,
CSI is committed to keeping abreast of market demands and providing
clients with a one-stop shop for quality management systems.
Recognizing CSI’s expertise in developing quality systems, McCullagh
was recently invited to sit on the Canadian working group for
developing a guidance document for grain producers implementing ISO
9001. This new ISO working group focusing on agriculture follows the
recent publication of new ISO standard, 22000, which applies from
primary producers to food manufacturers to retail outlets. ISO 22000
will allow all the organizations in the food chain to implement a
quality management system with a food safety focus.
CSI has also recently achieved official ISO Guide 65 accreditation,
strengthening its ability to manage ISO auditors.
The Centre for Systems Integration is a division of the Canadian
Seed Institute. Created in response to the many certification needs
of its seed clients, the Centre for Systems Integration is focused
on providing integration of various certification systems and a
linkage into value chains; expertise in the agriculture and food
sector; and timely, efficient, and approachable service.
For more information, contact:
Jim McCullagh, Executive Director
Centre for Systems Integration
1-613-236-6451 or 1-800-516-3300
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