WHAT IS FSSC 22000 CERTIFICATION?
FSCC 22000 is GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) recognized and benchmarked food safety standard. This standard is composite of internationally recognized ISO 22000 standard along with the Pre-requisite programs relevant to business and additional requirements defined by FSSC.
For those organizations submerged in food supply chain, including food processing, packaging, Food packaging manufacturers, storage, and distribution, FSSC 22000 standard is exceptionally applicable throughout the globe.
FSSC22000 certification model helps out to ensure food safety standards and processes within your business to develop, implement, and improve food safety compliances.
WHERE'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISO 22000 AND FSSC 22000 AND STUFF?
Major difference between ISO 22000 & FSSC 22000 standard is their resignation by GFSI that is primarily providing the authority to the respective standard proceeding as a “food safety passport” to the global market’s 22000 is GFSI recognized while ISO 22000 is not recognized. In addition, ISO22000 standard emphasizes management system, defining list of requirements for PRP’s but does not outline how to implement them in the system. While FSSC 22000 standard is combination of ISO 22000 standard-requisite programs relevant to sector and additional requirements defined by FSSC.
Already certified to ISO 22000 and want the transition to FSSC 22000?
Do you want to have seamless transition in your certification? In case your company is already certified to ISO 22000 standard, and currently you want the transition to FSSC 22000 standard than we will definitely help your business to make a seamless transition to FSSC 22000 by implementing the additional requirements set by the FSSC and the PRP standard relevant to your industry. Additionally, this transition in standard is not time-bound and can be made at any stage of audit in the three-years certification cycle and you will have your FSSC 22000 standard certification.
WHY IS FSSC 22000 CERTIFICATION?
- Standard certification recognized by GFSI.
- Demand from customers and multinational retailers and suppliers.
- Develop market opportunities against the benchmark.
- Improves customer and stakeholders’ satisfaction relevant to food safety measures.
- Improves food safety program management and provides the framework that is applicable and perfectly fits to company operations.
- help your business to reduce the risk of providing an unsafe product to consumers.
- Helps to maintain an effective and efficient, tailored food safety program with provision of strategic framework.
- Assist in attaining and complying to regulatory requirements.
- Applicable framework that helps to Identify, manage, and mitigate food safety risks.
Applicability of FSSC 22000 certification
FSSC 22000 standard applicability falls for the organizations of any size and complexity in the food/feed supply chain. To be more specific this includes manufacturers of all food and beverages, food packaging manufacturers, ingredients/additive manufacturers, pet and animal feed manufacturers. Currently the extended scope of FSSC 22000 includes other sectors including the transport and storage sectors as well.
HOW TO GET FSSC 22000 CERTIFICATION?
A professional and well-experienced team of Qdot International Consultancy steps in to guide and provide a structure to achieve FSSC 22000 certification. Qdot international consultancy offers a range of FSSC 22000 certification services including structure building for getting certification, implementation of system, monitoring of implemented system to assist you meet the initiative’s requirements and related food safety certification standards.Our team of competent ISO consultants in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, and KSA are specialized in specific ISO standards. We always maintain quality in our business operations—client relations and on-time assistance.