Food Manufacturing
One of the most critical challenges faced by food manufacturers is product safety because food is vulnerable to deterioration. Risk starts with the wide variety of raw materials and ingredients sourced from diverse suppliers in combination with global and complex supply chains. Releasing unsafe food into the market can have a major impact on public health and result in a loss of consumer confidence, and damage brand reputation.
FSSC 22000 is a risk-based food safety management system that provides a robust solution to meet this challenge through third-party certification. Getting certified supports effective management for controlling food safety hazards, minimizing risks, and producing safe food.
ISO Standards
FSSC 22000 uses ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization): ISO 22000 for food safety management; and ISO/TS 22002-1, the requirements for prerequisite programs for food manufacturing. The FSSC 22000 Additional Requirements for certification ensure consistent, high-quality audits that are monitored by an integrity program to measure and maintain audit performance worldwide.
"SSAFE is proud to be a member of the FSSC Board of Stakeholders. The strength of the FSSC 22000 program helps advance food safety around the world – something which SSAFE supports and encourages. The continued improvement of food safety systems across the entire food supply chain is important to help drive confidence and build trust that food is safe to trade and consume. FSSC plays an important role in helping to establish that trust.”SSAFE
Benefits of FSSC 22000 certification
- Protect your organization from risk with an international certification Scheme for Food Safety Management Systems that is flexible enough to cover multiple sectors in the supply chain.
- FSSC 22000 is IAF-approved and recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
- FSSC 22000 certification delivers high-quality and consistent audits monitored by a robust integrity program and verified by licensed Certification Bodies and qualified auditors.
- Free from biased leadership, FSSC 22000 is governed by a non-profit foundation and managed by an independent Board of Stakeholders.
- Within the ISO Management System Approach, FSSC 22000 can integrate your food safety management system with other ISO Management Systems. These may include ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management, and ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management.
- FSSC 22000 incorporates ISO 22000 (for Food Safety Management Systems), which includes the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Principles of Codex Alimentarius and ISO/TS 22002-1 (the sector-specific pre-requisite requirements for food manufacturing), with the FSSC 22000 Additional Requirements.
- Assists you in complying with local laws and international regulations.
- Integration with FSSC 24000
Food Supply Chain Sectors
Scope
FSSC 22000 can be applied to all food manufacturing organizations, including:
- Cheese factories and slaughterhouses
- Grain factories and bakeries
- Fresh and ready-to-eat food manufacturers
- Production of pet food for cats and dogs
- Production of biochemicals (e.g., food and feed additives, vitamins, etc.).
- Canned food processing companies, and other manufacturers of food products with a long shelf life