GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE (GMP) CERTIFICATION

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards. It is designed to minimize the risks involved in any pharmaceutical production that cannot be eliminated through testing the final product.

A Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification scheme provides independent verification and certification that the basic manufacturing practices and prerequisites necessary for the implementation of an effective Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety program are being followed.

BENEFIT FOR GMP CERTIFICATION

There are many benefits for companies who implement a fully-compliant GMP certification, which will substantially increase the quality of their product, and increase revenues and customer satisfaction. Some of the benefits from a proactive approach to a compliant GMP certification include:

• Operating costs drop as rework and penalties due to non-compliance reduce and efficiencies increase.
• Help customers, employees, stockholders, regulators and competitors develop sustainable respect for an organization which demonstrates commitment to safety.
• Preparation for HACCP certification.
• They can use online newsletters and other internet forums to educate their customer.

WHY CHOOSE GBE FOR GMP CERTIFICATION?

GBE is a world leader in third party certification and verification. Certifying your food safety management system against Good Manufacturing Practices requirements with GBE is an excellent way to prepare for inspections by regulatory authorities and other stakeholders. The process will help you to ensure regulatory compliance while demonstrating your knowledge of the importance of producing and trading safe, quality food.

HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP)

HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) can be part of GMP and is a systematic program to assure food safety.

BENEFITS HACCP CERTIFICATION

Reduction in product loss
Prerequisite programs, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), are the foundation of HACCP. SOPs are written procedures that accurately describe and detail essential job tasks. The use of SOP pre-operations and clean-up checklists help ensure the steps throughout the production process are done correctly, resulting in fewer mistakes.
Increase in product quality
By identifying and controlling potential hazards, such as microbiological, chemical and physical contaminants, the company can better assure consumers that its products are safe. By reducing hazards, you maintain a clean record, which in turn will strengthen the company’s public image.
Better inventory control
The required prerequisite program checklists layout in establish monitoring procedures, detailing the correct way to complete the job, taking the guessing work out of it. Prerequisite programs must be continuously documented by the designated employee and reviewed by the company to ensure HACCP compliance. During review, personnel can monitor and correct purchase specifications.
Consistency in product preparation
As part of the HACCP system critical control points, at which a control can be applied to prevent a hazard, are identified. From there critical, measurable limits of acceptability are outlined for each critical control point, as well as monitoring procedures. These steps guarantee product consistency. However, if the criteria is not met and deviation occurs, the product will either be corrected or disposed of.
Increase in profit
The costs of implementing and operating a HACCP system vary depending on the requirements the facility needs for compliance. But the investment will contribute to profitability, here’s why: by applying all seven of the HACCP principles, safe and quality products will be produced, earning the trust of customers who will continue to keep purchasing the product.

WHY CHOOSE GBE FOR HACCP CERTIFICATION?

GBE has trainers with deep industry knowledge, meaningful insights and the broadest range of capabilities. We will works shoulder to shoulder with you to help you reach the next level of performance. Work with us to achieve HACCP compliance and meet the expectations of a changing world.

ISO 22000

ISO 22000 is a Food Safety Management System that can be applied to any organization in the food chain, farm to fork. Becoming certified to ISO 22000 allows a company to show their customers that they have a food safety management system in place. This provides customer confidence in the product. This is becoming more and more important as customers demand safe food and food processors require that ingredients obtained from their suppliers to be safe.

BENEFIT OF ISO 22000

Benefits of ISO 22000 have on the processing, storage, manufacturing and distribution of edible products. It provides companies with superior food safety and security, keeps profits from dropping and can be combined with other management system standards, such as ISO 9001:2000, for maximum effects on quality.

Benefits of ISO 22000 also:

• Reduction in food safety incidents and cost.
• Compliance with legal and Codex HACCP principle.
• Lower risk of liability.
• Fewer errors and customer complaints.
• Continual improvement in products & processes.
• Resource optimization – internally and along the food chain.
• Sustainable food safety performance.
• Improves consumer / supplier /regulator confidence and relationships.
• Platform for process and management control and improvement.
• Competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Promotes international trade.
• Improved overall performance.

WHY CHOOSE ISO 22000:2018 CERTIFICATION from GBE?

Our experienced, trained and competent auditors will assess your organization against ISO 22000:2018 food safety management system requirements. Gaining ISO 22000:2018 certification helps your organization to:

• Confirm your organization’s commitment to food safety
• Sell your products through the food supply chain more easily
• Improve your competitive position by demonstrating your compliance to food safety standards
• Control and reduce food safety hazards

FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 contains a complete certification Scheme for Food Safety Management Systems based on existing standards. FSSC 22000 is similar to ISO 22000 in that the FSSC 22000 scheme uses ISO 22000 as the requirements for the management system.

FSSC 22000 is a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked food safety standard. FSSC 22000 is based on the widely recognized Food Management System Standard ISO 22000, the industry relevant Pre-Requisite Program (PRP) and FSSC defined additional requirements. We offer a range of FSSC 22000 services – including auditing and certification – to help you meet the initiative’s requirements and related food safety certification standards.

WHY CHOOSE FSSC 22000 FOOD SAFETY SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION AND AUDITING FROM GBE?

As the largest provider of FSSC certification in the world, we provide you with a first-class service utilizing a vast network of highly trained and skilled auditors that have specific industry and sector knowledge.

We are also a recognized provider of training for FSSC 22000.  So, whether you are an existing ISO 22000 certified company and want to upgrade or are completely new to certification, we can provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to achieve certification.

We can help you:

• Reduce the number of audits: as FSSC 22000 is ISO-based, it also allows the scheme to be integrated with other ISO standards. As a result, we are able to offer integrated audits that will help to reduce the number of audits that you are required to undergo
• Gain FSSC 22000 food safety certification: we can certify you against the requirements of the FSSC 22000 initiative
• Increase your market: FSSC 22000 is GFSI benchmarked, recognized and accepted by the largest brands and retailers
• Consider FSSC-Q: this combines the requirements of FSSC with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 into one overall management system audit

HALAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM

Halal originates from an Arabic phrase that means allowed or permitted by Islamic Law. We are guided and helped the company and restaurant in Malaysia for applying halal.

Halal Assurance System (HAS) is an integrated management system which is developed, implemented, and maintained to manage materials, production processes, products, human resources, and procedures in order to maintain the sustainability of halal production process in accordance with Halal requirements.

By meeting Halal certification requirements, your company will have access to over 8 million Halal consumers in the USA and more than 1.6 billion consumers worldwide. You will have opportunities in Halal markets that may currently be closed to your products.

BENEFIT OF HALAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

• To maintain the consistency of Halal Product during halal certificate validity.
• To arise internal awareness in the company.
• The company has a guideline on halal production process.
• To prevent any cases in non-Halalness of product that has been halal certified.

 PRINCIPLES OF HALAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM

• Determination of Halal critical points
• Development and verification of flowchart
• Implementation of control measures
• Development of corrective actions
• Documentation system and management of records
• Process verification.

 WHY CHOOSE HALAL CERTIFICATION FROM GBE?

In GBE, we are guided and help you on how to apply the halal certificates from JAKIM. We are always with you in any circumstances occurring during the halal application until your company being certified.

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is a standard that sets out the requirements for a quality management system. It helps businesses and organizations to be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction.

A new version of the standard, ISO 9001:2015, has just been launched, replacing the previous version (ISO 9001:2008).

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFICATION?

ISO 9001 certification helps organizations to develop and improve performance, as well as demonstrate high levels of service quality when bidding for contracts. Certification follows successful completion of an audit against the ISO 9001 standard and enables organizations to:

• Operate more efficiently
• Meet statutory and regulatory requirements
• Reach new markets
• Identify and address risks

WHY CHOOSE GBE TO CONDUCT AN ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION AUDIT?

We are known as the global leader in certification, working with clients in virtually any sector. An ISO 9001:2015 audit from GBE will help your organization to develop and improve performance.

In addition, to ISO 9001 audits we also offer a range complementary services:

• ISO 9001 training courses
• ISO 9001 Gap Assessment – to assess readiness for certification
• Integrated Management Systems Certification – audit solutions against bespoke quality performance criteria
• Process improvement solutions
• With a global presence, GBE has a history of successfully executing large-scale, complex international projects. Our people speak the language, understand the culture of the local market and operate globally in a consistent, reliable and effective

ISO 45001: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (OHSMS)

ISO 45001 certification – reduce your organizational risk and promote occupational health and safety (OHS) by working with SGS to achieve certification or migrate to the new standard.

An Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) is a fundamental part of an organization’s risk management strategy. Implementing an OHSMS enables an organization to:

• Protect its workforce and others under its control
• Comply with legal requirements
• Facilitate continual improvement

ISO 45001 is the new international standard for an OHSMS. While it is similar to OHSAS 18001, the new ISO 45001 standard adopts the Annex SL top-level framework of all new and revised ISO management system standards.

ISO 45001 can be aligned with other management systems standards, such as ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. ISO 45001 was published in March 2018.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ISO 45001

Health and safety in the workplace are the prime concern of most businesses, still deaths and injuries occur. ISO 45001 sets the minimum standard of practice to protect employees.

The burden of occupational injuries and diseases is significant, both for employers and the wider economy, resulting in losses from early retirements, staff absence and rising insurance premiums.

ISO 45001, Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements, will help organizations reduce occupational injuries and ill health by providing a framework to improve employee safety, reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions,

ISO 45001 is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, industry or nature of business.

It is designed to be integrated into an organization’s existing management processes and follows the same high-level structure as other ISO management system standards, such as ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management).

Benefits :

• will help them manage their OH&S risks and improve their OH&S performance by developing and implementing effective policies and objectives. Key potential benefits from use of the standard include:
• Reduction of workplace incidents
• Reduced absenteeism and staff turnover, leading to increased productivity
• Reduced cost of insurance premiums
• Creation of a health and safety culture, whereby employees are encouraged to take an active role in their own OH&S
• Reinforced leadership commitment to proactively improve OH&S performance • Ability to meet legal and regulatory requirements
• Enhanced reputation
• Improved staff morale

HOW CAN GBE HELP?

We can provide awareness training to help you to understand the requirements of ISO 45001, Annex SL, Risk Based Thinking and Empowering Leadership. On request, we can provide a gap analysis which can be used to highlight the changes that will need to be made for migration from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 certification.

ISO 14001: 2015 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ISO 14001:2015 proposes an increasingly strategic approach to environmental management – work with GBE to transition to the new edition.

ISO 14001:2015 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization can use to enhance its environmental performance. ISO 14001:2015 is intended for use by an organization seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

ISO 14001:2015 helps an organization achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide value for the environment, the organization itself and interested parties. Consistent with the organization’s environmental policy, the intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:

• Enhancement of environmental performance;
• Fulfilment of compliance obligations;
• Achievement of environmental objectives.

ISO 14001:2015 is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature, and applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organization determines it can either control or influence considering a life cycle perspective. ISO 14001:2015 does not state specific environmental performance criteria.

ISO 14001:2015 can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. Claims of conformity to ISO 14001:2015, however, are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated into an organization’s environmental management system and fulfilled without exclusion.

HOW CAN GBE HELP?

We provide training courses to help you understand the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 and risk-based thinking. We are the first professional learning and development organization to offer one-day courses as an IRCA Approved CPD.

Our experts can carry out a gap analysis against the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 to make the transition smooth and transparent. This exercise will provide your organization with structured assistance to highlight the extent to which existing systems and controls cover the requirements of ISO 14001:2015, or to identify an implementation action plan, where needed.

GBE will be offering ISO 14001:2015 certifications to both new and existing clients.

Contact GBE office today and start the ISO 14001 transition process.

MeSTI

Makanan Selamat Tanggungjawab Industri (MeSTI)

MeSTI or named it as “Makanan Selamat Tanggungjawab Industri (MeSTI)” was formerly named as Skim Keselamatan Makanan 1 Malaysia (SK1M). It aims to ensure your company to fulfill Food Hygiene Regulations 2009 requirements. It is also essential for your company to adopt MESTI before applying for JAKIM Halal certification. In MESTI certification, a company has to comply with a full spectrum of basic hygiene requirement which focuses on operation control, hygiene & maintenance, traceability and record-keeping.

BENEFITS OF MESTI CERTIFICATION SCHEME

Among the benefits gained by participating in the MeSTI program are:

• Meets the legal criteria under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009
• Facilitate the process of free Sales Certificate application within one (1) Day WITHOUT the additional document.
• FREE labeling guidance by MOH to SMEs
• Assist SMEs in joining the Development Program under the auspices of SME Corp and access to financial assistance.
• Facilitate marketing of products in hypermarkets, KR1M, COOP1M and so on.
• Benefit from promotion.
• The free MeSTI logo sticker will be given to the enterprise which has earned the certificate for the first time.
• Improve consumer trust and confidence with the MeSTI logo sticker on the food product.

WHY CHOOSE GBE FOR MESTI CERTIFICATION?

GBE has trainers with deep industry knowledge, meaningful insights and the broadest range of capabilities. We will works shoulder to shoulder with you to help you reach the next level of performance. Work with us to achieve MESTI compliance and meet the expectations of a changing world.

VHM

VETERINARY HEALTH MARK (VHM)

Veterinary Health Certificate Malaysia is one of the certification schemes issued by the Department of Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Agriculture & Agro-based Industry Malaysia. This scheme provides necessary food hygiene & sanitation requirements for a company if its main production activity is focused in the abattoir and processing of livestock such as meat, dairy and related products production. It adopts implementation of GMP & HACCP in ensuring the production of safe food products. With VHM certification, it supports the issuance of Veterinary Health Certificate as the export permit before exporting meat & meat products to other countries.

OUR SERVICES

• ISO 9001
  • QUALITY NANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ISO 14001
  • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ISO 2200
  • FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE (GMP)
• HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP)
• MALAYSIA GOOD AGRICULTURED PRACTICE (MYGAP)
• MAKANAN SELAMAT TANGGUNGJAWAB INDUSTRI (MESTI)
• HALAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM
• GOOD VETERINERY HUSBANDARY PRACTICE (GVHP/VETIRINARY HEALTH MARK (VHM)
• OHSAS 18001
• OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM