ISO 22000 harmonizes the food safety management systems based on the HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) principles. The general nature of HACCP limits its suitability for retailers to guarantee their own supply chain, needing more specific and detailed pre-requisite programs specifically related to food manufacturing. The FSSC 22000 certification scheme accommodates this need, combining the management system approach, HACCP methodology and detailed guidelines regarding pre-requisite programmes.
It specifically targets the food, feed and packaging manufacturing sector, and takes into consideration the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) gap analysis.
What is the FSSC 22000 certification scheme?
FSSC 22000 is a food safety certification scheme based on the existing internationally recognized standard ISO 22000 and complemented by technical standards ISO/TS 22002-1, ISO/TS 22002-4 or PAS222 covering the prerquisites.
It specifically targets the food, feed and packaging manufacturing sector, and takes into consideration the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) gap analysis.
While the first editions of FSSC 22000 only applied to food manufacturers, the scope has been extended to packaging, through including the new technical specification PAS 223, the pre-requisite program and design requirements for food safety in the manufacture and provision of food packaging. FSSC will further expand the scope to manufacturers of animal feed in the near future, and are ready for scopes for additional sectors in the food industry as soon as technical requirements are developed.
