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

Sectores relacionados

Fabricantes de envases y materiales en contacto con alimentos, incluyendo el almacenamiento y el transporte. Por ejemplo fabricantes de envases alimentarios de papel, cartón, plástico, vidrio, metal; fabricantes de barricas de roble.

Integración con otros sistemas

Por su estructura basada en la gestión de riesgos, la certificación EN 15593​ es de fácil integración en cualquier sistema de gestión por procesos como la ISO 9001.

También puede realizarse en conjunto con ​auditorías de seguridad alimentaria ISO 22000 y de los protocolos privados como BRCGS (Global Standard for Food Safety) e ​IFS puesto que éstos incluyen requisitos de un sistema de seguridad alimentaria.

Nuestra experiencia

AENOR certifica esta norma desde el año 2011.​​​