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 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.
FAQ's
Yes, FSSC 22000 certification can assist organisations to identify, assess and mitigate food safety risks by having in place structured processes that can prevent food contamination, spoilage and other safety risks that are involved in food production and distribution.
There is no legal obligation of getting FSSC 22000 certification, but it is something that is commonly requested by the customers, by the regulatory bodies, or industry bodies, particularly so in the organizations that have an interest in establishing themselves as credible and have their food safety practices commensurate with the best practices in the world market.
FSSC 22000 accreditation has several advantages to different industries in food supply chain such as food manufacturing, food packaging, transport, catering, distribution, food retailing and retailing, as it leads to food safety and red tape compliance in the sector as a whole.
FSSC 22000 is mainly centered on food management safety. Nonetheless, it also incorporates quality management aspects in that it compels firms to adopt strategies that guarantee constant development of safe and quality food products.
The major criteria to obtain FSSC 22000 certification relate to installation of food safety management system (FSMS), frequent hazard analysis, training of their employees, and keeping records and documents that prove their adherence to the measure.
Yes, the companies that are already certified with other schemes such as ISO 9001 can migrate to FSSC 22000. They will be required to adapt food safety practice to their management systems that will comply with the extra requirements of FSSC 22000 and have an audit whereby they will be certified.