Hygiene management in the production of packaging for foodstuffs EN 15593

AENOR certification guarantees the hygiene and safety of food packaging, ensuring regulatory compliance and consumer confidence in the quality of the product.

Safe packaging, one more link in the Food Chain

Standard EN 15593 specifies the requirementsthat a food safety management system must meet for manufacturers and suppliers of food packaging, including storage and transport, to ensure the safety of the packaging once it comes into contact with the food product.

Hygiene Management of food packaging UNE-EN 15593

AENOR certification guarantees the hygiene and safety of packaging in contact with food.

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Objectives:

  • Strengthen food safety throughout the chain.

  • To foster cooperation between packaging suppliers and the food industry.

  • Ensure consumer protection and strengthen consumer trust.

  • Establish reference requirements for food safety management systems in packaging manufacturers.

  • Improve cost performance throughout the food supply chain.

Benefits:

  • It facilitates compliance with the implementing legislation: RE 1935/2004, Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011, Regulation (EC) 282/2008, etc.

  • It integrates the principles of Risk and Hazard Management into an organisational management system compatible with the ISO 9001 model.

  • It provides organized and effective communication, with all stakeholders.

  • It provides confidence to consumers.

  • Improve documentation.

  • More efficient and dynamic control of food safety risks.

  • Systematic management of the Prerequisites: Pest Control, cleaning, Infrastructures, etc.

  • Time and cost savings, by carrying out EN 15593 audits together with other Food Safety packaging schemes, such as: ISO 22000, FSSC and BRCGS-IOP.

In addition, audits based on EN 15593 are easily integrated with Quality Management System Audits based on the Standard ISO 9001.

Sectors and experience of the Certification

Related Industries

Manufacturers of packaging and food contact materials, including storage and transportation. For example, manufacturers of food packaging made of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, metal; Oak barrel manufacturers.

Integration with other systems

Due to its risk-based structure, the EN 15593 certification is easy to integrate into any process management system such as ISO 9001. 

It can also be carried out in conjunction with ISO 22000 food safety audits and private protocols such as BRCGS (Global Standard for Food Safety) and  IFS since these include requirements of a food safety system.

Our experience

AENOR has been certifying this standard since 2011.