HACCP, certified by Bureau Veritas
TS LAB d.o.o. makes dietary supplements in capsules in Komenda, Slovenia, and operates a HACCP system certified by Bureau Veritas. HACCP based procedures are a legal duty for EU food manufacturers, so the part that carries information is the name of the body that audited the system.
What does HACCP certified actually mean?
HACCP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, is a systematic method for identifying food safety hazards and controlling them at defined critical control points. In the EU it is not optional: Regulation (EC) 852/2004 requires operators beyond primary production and its associated operations to maintain procedures based on HACCP principles.
The correction worth making
HACCP certified does not mean the plant has something a competitor lacks by law. EU food manufacturers already have to operate HACCP based procedures. What a certificate adds is independent third party confirmation that the system exists, is documented and was audited, by a named body, on a named date.
Why there is no state HACCP certificate
Because HACCP is a legal duty rather than a scheme, no authority issues a HACCP certificate. Certification comes from a private certification body that audits the operator system. For TS LAB that body is Bureau Veritas, whose logo appears on the HACCP mark in the company brochure, and which offers HACCP food safety management certification as a named service.
The sentence to take into a supplier review
HACCP based procedures are mandatory for EU food manufacturers under Regulation (EC) 852/2004. The TS LAB system is additionally audited and certified by Bureau Veritas. The European Commission has also published a notice giving guidance on food safety management systems and HACCP implementation, which is the reference an auditor will work from.
What does it cover, and what does it not cover?
A HACCP certificate is about hazard control in the processes inside its scope. It is not a statement about the product, the label or the formula.
What it covers
Hazard analysis for the processes in scope, critical control points and their limits, monitoring, corrective actions, verification and records. The Bureau Veritas certification adds an external audit of that system on a named date.
What it does not cover
Product legality, label claims, national notification, allergen labelling decisions taken by the brand owner, or the composition of a formula. It is also not a retailer audit standard: a HACCP certificate is not benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative, unlike IFS Food, BRCGS and FSSC 22000.
Why do brand buyers ask for HACCP?
Because it is the base line, checked first and fastest. Across the segment research, GMP and HACCP together are described as the basic pair, and general buyer practice is to verify HACCP and management systems together with traceability.
Distributors and importers in EU markets
They need HACCP plus compliance with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 on food information to consumers and with Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements before national notification in the target market.
Brand owners switching manufacturer
The pair of documents they compare first is GMP and HACCP, with the issuer name on both. A system that has never been audited from outside is the thing they are moving away from.
Buyers verifying certificate details
Check the issuer, certificate number, site and scope against the current document. TS LAB publishes the Bureau Veritas HACCP mark; the certificate copy provides the details needed for verification.
How do I verify the HACCP certificate?
Request the current certificate and check the legal entity, site, certification body, scope and validity. Use the number shown on that document when asking Bureau Veritas about verification. The certificate number and expiry below remain unconfirmed for publication.
| Field | What TS LAB publishes today |
|---|---|
| Certification body | Bureau Veritas |
| Certificate number | Confirm on the current certificate |
| Valid until | Confirm on the current certificate |
| Verification route | The certificate copy with the Bureau Veritas certificate number, confirmed on request by Bureau Veritas from that number and the site name. |
Ask for the number, not the mark
A HACCP logo without an issuer and a number tells a buyer nothing that can be checked. The issuer here is named, and the certificate number is the field to request in writing before you place a first order. The same rule applies to every other mark on this site.
What does TS LAB publish with your order?
The HACCP system is audited at site level. Your order is answered by batch documents. A Certificate of Analysis, or COA, is the laboratory result sheet for one production batch, read against the specification that batch was released to.
Agree the documents for your order
- Finished-batch Certificate of Analysis, where included in the agreed testing scope
- Product specification the batch is released against
- Traceability documentation for the incoming raw materials
- Copy of the HACCP certificate, with Bureau Veritas named, certificate number, scope and valid until
- Site visit or customer audit in Komenda, by prior arrangement
Where to read more
HACCP and GMP are usually requested as a pair, and they answer different questions. Read the GMP page next, and the page on ISO 22000, IFS Food and BRCGS if you supply retail own brand.
The full document pack, all certificates, what we make in capsules.
Questions buyers ask about HACCP
Is HACCP mandatory or voluntary?
For EU food manufacturers, HACCP based procedures are required under Regulation (EC) 852/2004. External certification of that system is separate from the legal duty. TS LAB publishes HACCP certification by Bureau Veritas; request the current certificate to check its scope and validity.
Who certified the HACCP system at TS LAB?
Bureau Veritas, as shown on the HACCP mark in the company brochure. Ask for the certificate copy with your offer: it carries the Bureau Veritas certificate number, and Bureau Veritas can confirm a certificate on request from that number and the site name.
Does HACCP replace a GMP certificate?
No. They answer different questions. HACCP covers hazard control in the process. GMP for food supplements covers the wider production and quality system, including documentation, stability, release and recall.
Does HACCP certification make my product legal in my country?
No. Market access depends on national notification, on Directive 2002/46/EC and on labelling under Regulation (EU) 1169/2011. In most markets those are the brand owner responsibility, not the manufacturer responsibility.
Can I see the HACCP plan?
Ask which HACCP documents can be shared for your supplier review. Agree any confidentiality terms and the scope of a site audit in advance. The certificate, covered activities and validity are the starting points for checking the certification.
Ask for the HACCP certificate with your offer
Send the product and the quantity, and receive an offer within 1 to 3 business days.
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