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ISO 22000 certification in Seattle
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Who asks for ISO 22000 in Seattle
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ISO 22000 certification in Seattle at a glance
Food safety in Seattle crosses organisational lines. According to the City's April 2026 draft plan, about 2,700 people work in food and beverage production in the Greater Duwamish Manufacturing and Industrial Center, supply flows through the Northwest Seaport Alliance harbour, and customers expect the whole chain to be controlled, not just a single line. ISO 22000 meets that expectation with a management system that joins HACCP principles, prerequisite programmes and Annex SL elements such as policy, objectives, internal audit and management review. It suits processors, cold stores, packers and distributors alike, and it is the foundation for the FSSC 22000 scheme. Sterling develops the system with Seattle businesses from its New York office; an accredited certification body audits and certifies.
Why ISO 22000 in Seattle
- Seattle food producers supplying retailers and distributorsDuwamish-area food and beverage jobs make the chain-wide management system relevant.
- Importers and cold-chain firms at the harbourChilled and frozen imports pass through shared storage and transport.
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Take the ISO 22000 readiness checkWhat drives ISO 22000 in Seattle
Demand is buyer-led: ISO 22000 is requested through customer, tender or supplier terms rather than by a Seattle authority or zone rule.
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 Seattle
Served from Sterling's New York office; Sterling reviews hazards, prerequisite programmes and traceability at Seattle food sites. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate.
- End to end, from one team
- Effivity ISO & GRC software
- Preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people
- Internal auditor training for your audit team, as applicable to your standard
- Vulnerability assessment on ISMS engagements
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Regulations and accreditation for ISO 22000 in the US
The laws, regulators and accreditation route for ISO 22000 apply across the US, Seattle included. They are set out on the country page: ISO 22000 certification in the US →
Standards Seattle organisations combine with ISO 22000
ISO 22000 in Seattle: questions clients ask
How do Seattle food producers use ISO 22000?
They use it to run food safety as a management system rather than a binder of procedures. It combines HACCP, prerequisite programmes and governance such as objectives, audit and management review, which large Seattle-area retailers and distributors can recognise. It also gives senior managers a clear view of food safety.
Can ISO 22000 cover both production and storage in Seattle?
Yes, when the activities fall under the same management system. A producer with its own cold store and distribution can scope them together, and the certification body will test each activity at audit. Define the boundaries carefully, since the certificate states them.
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Sources
- Food and beverage manufacturing — seattle.gov (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Port, maritime and freight trade — nwseaportalliance.com (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
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