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 service
conforms 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 Scheme
The Process:
Application Submission

3rd Party Product Factory

Testing/Test Witnessing Assessment

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 Mark
Aims 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 Mark
Advantage 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