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ISO 22000 certification in Ekurhuleni
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ISO 22000 certification in Ekurhuleni at a glance
Where a market and a manufacturing zone share a metro, food safety becomes everyone's business. Ekurhuleni's Economic Development department manages the Springs Fresh Produce Market, and the provincial OR Tambo SEZ hosts a large food factory exporting fresh products. ISO 22000 gives such businesses a full food safety management system: prerequisite programmes, hazard analysis based on HACCP principles, operational controls, traceability, communication with suppliers and customers, emergency preparedness, and management review. It suits processors, packers, caterers and food-packaging makers, and it is also the base of FSSC 22000. Sterling builds the system with your quality team, trains the people who run it, and prepares you for an accredited certification body. Served from Sterling's Johannesburg office.
Why ISO 22000 in Ekurhuleni
- Food manufacturers and exporters at the OR Tambo SEZA large food factory has exported fresh products from the zone since 2019, and exporters need a recognised food safety system.
- Produce traders and processors around SpringsThe municipal fresh produce market anchors a chain of packers, haulers and caterers.
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Demand is buyer-led: buyers and retailers decide between ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 and a HACCP-only audit; the legal baseline is on the South Africa page.
What ISO 22000 requires
Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22000 requires a company to prove six things about keeping food safe from supplier to customer.
The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22000 explained →
ISO 22000 requirements, clause by clause in plain language →
How Sterling delivers ISO 22000 in Ekurhuleni
Served from Sterling's Johannesburg office; Sterling consultants travel to Ekurhuleni sites for workshops and readiness reviews. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate.
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Regulations and accreditation for ISO 22000 in South Africa
The laws, regulators and accreditation route for ISO 22000 apply across South Africa, Ekurhuleni included. They are set out on the country page: ISO 22000 certification in South Africa →
Standards Ekurhuleni organisations combine with ISO 22000
ISO 22000 in Ekurhuleni: questions clients ask
Should an Ekurhuleni food business choose ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000?
Choose the one your customers accept. ISO 22000 is a complete food safety system; FSSC 22000 uses it as the core and adds technical specifications and extra requirements that many retailers and manufacturers prefer. If you export from the OR Tambo SEZ, ask your buyers first, because the right answer is usually written in their terms.
Can packaging suppliers around OR Tambo use ISO 22000?
Food-packaging makers can pursue ISO 22000, though many are guided to schemes written for packaging by their customers. The industrial triangle holds converters and fillers who supply the food chain. Ask your food-manufacturer customers which scheme they require before you decide, and keep the hazard analysis specific to your materials.
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Sources
- Food, fresh produce and cold-chain exports — ggda.co.za; ekurhuleni.gov.za (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Springs Fresh Produce Market — ekurhuleni.gov.za (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
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