The Role of HACCP/FSMS in

UAE Product Certification

Schemes

By Harold Grecia Orona

Conformity Officer

Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology

Introduction

• Definition of Product Certification and

Conformity Assessment

• Introduction to ISO Guides to product

certification

• Introduction to ESMA

• The UAE Product Certification Schemes

• First three holders of EQM and;

• Conclusion

Definition

Definition of Product Certification - A procedure in which a 3rd Party gives written assurance that a product, process or serviceconforms to specified requirements

Definition of Conformity Assessment - any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements.

Conformity assessment encompasses the areas of:

• Testing

• Surveillance

• Inspection

• Auditing

• Certification

• Registration

• Accreditation

ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO)

Related ISO/IEC Guides for Product Certification

-ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems (for revision to ISO 17065)

-ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004 Conformity Assessment-Fundamentals of Product Certification

-ISO/IEC Guide 53:2005 Conformity Assessment-Guidance on the Use of Organizations Quality Management System for Product Certification

-ISO/IEC Guide 28:2004 Conformity Assessment-Guidance on a Third Party Certification Systems for Products

Product

Certification

Systems (as per ISO/IEC

Guide 67)

Product Certification Scheme No. 5

Selection – application/document review, determination of scope, factory visit/factory assessment

Determination - verification of test reports, inspection and assessment reports

Review and Attestation – Certification decision

Surveillance – market sampling (frequency and location)

Mark of Conformity – issuing and use of third party conformity mark such as the Emirates Quality Mark

ESMA:

- Known as the Emirates Authority for

Standardization and Metrology

- a governmental body established in the year

2001 as per the Federal Law No. 28

- The National Standards Body of the UAE

ESMA’S Membership

UAE Standards (5007)

Adopted Standards

The UAE Product Certification Schemes

The Emirates Quality SchemeThe Process:

Application Submission

Factory

Assessment

3rd Party Product

Testing/Test Witnessing

Review and Verification of Results

Certification and Granting of the EQM

Surveillance and Market Monitoring

GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

THROUGH THE EMIRATES

QUALITY MARK

EMIRATES QUALITY MARK FOR GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE

A mark of approval granted to a product that is

found to be complying with a relevant Standard

and is manufactured in a company

implementing an effective HACCP System in

place.

EMIRATES QUALITY MARK FOR GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE

Now gaining acceptance in the GCC Region.....

Why HACCP/FSMS as a tool for

product certification?

• To meet the requirements of Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) Annex A Section 3

• To eliminate technical barriers to trade (TBT’s) as stated in TBT Agreement Section 5.4

• To minimize risk associated with the product especially food safety risk

• To meet the requirements of ISO Guide 53 Section 4.1

UAE Quality MarkAims of the Program

• Checking the conformity of the Product with the

approved standards (such as CODEX

Standards, UAE/GSO standards etc)

• Verifying if the manufacturer has an effective

HACCP/Food Safety Management System.

• The availability of an efficient system for quality

assurance and quality control.

UAE Quality MarkAdvantage of the System

• Empowering competitiveness for national

products in both local and external markets.

• Adding the mark, for products worthy of it, on

exclusive documents of the company.

• Increasing consumer's confidence in the

product.

• Increasing the sales of the company, based on

the confidence resulting from the Mark system

Emirates Quality Mark Holders

Conclusion

The role of HACCP/FSMS in product certification is essential in

1. Complying with the requirements of ISO Guides

2. Meeting the requirement of SPS Agreement,

3. Satisfying the requirement of TBT Agreement

4. Ensuring consistency in the production of safe / good quality / reliable food products.

Formula for Product

Conformance

HACCP/FSMS certification +

product certification =

Safe and Good Quality Food

Our theme for 5th DIFSC

Food Safety: A Shared Responsibility

Product Certification: A Demonstration of Responsibility

COMPLY with product standards, so

that you could SHARE your products

around the world. Get your products

CERTIFIED, if you really CARE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING:

HAROLD GRECIA ORONA

CONFORMITY OFFICER

CONFORMITY DEPARTMENT

EMIRATES AUTHORITY FOR STANDARDIZATION

AND METROLOGY

harold@esma.ae

+971-4-2944434

+97150-2539497