A realistic study of the possibility of implementing a food safety management system(ISO22000:2018) an case study for Baghdad soft drinks company for the period 2023-2024

Abstract

The study aims to measure the gap in implementing and documenting the food safety management system in accordance with ISO22000:2018 in the Baghdad Soft Drinks Company .The study  started from Baghdad Soft Drinks Company’s reliance on the pepsico system, weak knowledge of senior management regarding the requirements of the standard ISO22000:2018 although the company has recently sought to implement the requirements of the food safety management system in accordance with the specification ISO22000:2018 .The study relied on the case study approach to achieve the objectives. Checklists were used as a data collection method .The Baghdad Soft Drinks Company was chosen as a practical field to conduct the study. The study also relied on a set of statistical tools to analyze the data(the weighted arithmetic mean, measure the extent of conformity, determine the gap ratio). The study reached a number of results, where the conformity rate reached 45%, while the gap between the actual reality of the application and requirements of the specification reached 55% which means there is a large gap between the actual reality of the company and the requirements of the specification . Therefore, the researcher recommends relying on the results of the study from analyzing the checklist data to identify and enhance the positive aspects and strive to reduce the negative aspects that received the lowest percentage of conformity