Food Safety System Certification

The FSSC 22000 Food Safety System Certification provides a framework for effectively managing food safety and quality responsibilities. FSSC 22000 demonstrates a company has a robust and effective food safety management system (FSMS) in place to meet the requirements of regulators, food business clients and consumers.

FSSC 22000 allows all types of organizations within the food supply chain to implement a food safety management system. The supply chain members range from farms, feed producers, primary producers, food manufacturers, transport and storage operators and subcontractors to retail and food service outlets together with related business such as producers of equipment, packaging material, cleaning agents, additives and ingredients.

By date is has extended many scope of supply chain of food i.e. packaging, animal feed. The standard can also be implemented solely for the benefits it provides without certification of conformity.

Who can adopt this Standard?

Similarly ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 covers all organizations that produce, manufacture, handle, or supply food or feed such as:

• Agricultural producers
• Feed and food manufacturers
• Processors
• Food outlets and caterers
• Retailers
• Service providers
• Transportation operators
• Storage providers
• Equipment manufacturers
• Biochemical manufacturers
• Packaging material manufacturers

BENEFITS OF FSSC 22000

FSSC 2000 carries the same benefits of ISO 22000 – FSMS.

• Greater Impact on Customer
• Increase Transparency
• Streamlined Production
• Minimization of Significant Food Risks
• Effective Control of internal processes
• Increase staff motivation
• Focus kept on essential challenges
• Reduce the cost of nonconformities

The Industries relevant to.

• Farmer
• Growers
• Feed producers
• Food manufacturers and processors
• Food ingredient producers
• Food storage, distribution and transport organizations
• Caterers
• Retailers
• Food service operators such as restaurants and fast food outlets