BSI has developed this HACCP & GMP Certification Criteria for primary industry, food retail, food service, food manufacturers, packaging manufacturers, distributors and wholesaler organizations that do not necessarily require international recognition of their food safety system but who need to demonstrate to their suppliers and customers that they have implemented a preventative system of food safety hazard controls based on the principles and practice outlined in Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) System and Guidelines for its Application, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.