FSSC 22000: Saving costs through more efficiency in food safety
Global, complex supply chains and demands for more transparency place high demands on companies in the food sector. With certification according to FSSC 22000 by TÜV NORD CERT, you meet the current challenges of your industry, reduce risks and save costs by using your resources more efficiently.
You make an important contribution to food safety and to combating food fraud and food fraud. With an FSSC 22000 certificate, you position yourself as a company that produces high quality and safely. In this way, you strengthen the trust of your customers.
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Benefits of the FSSC 22000 certificate
- Positioning your company as a manufacturer of high quality and safe food or food packaging materials.
- Increased customer satisfaction and confidence
- Reduction of risks in the area of product liability
- Implementation of continuous monitoring of compliance with health and safety regulations
- Integration with other ISO-based management systems possible
- Internationally recognised
Process of the FSSC 22000 certification
Frequently asked questions on FSSC 22000
The internationally effective certification system Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000) is aimed at companies along the entire supply chain in the food sector. It is now in its 5th version and is based on the DIN EN ISO 22000 standards, the technical specifications for specific preventive programmes for food safety and additional requirements of the standard setter. The standard is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
The FSSC 22000 certification system supports companies with regard to food safety and quality management . Certified companies demonstrate with FSSC 22000 that they meet the requirements and expectations of authorities, business partners and consumers. With FSSC 22000, the companies make a valuable contribution to safety within the supply chain and also internationally.
The certification is suitable for companies of any size that produce, process or package animal or plant products or other food ingredients and additives. Prerequisites are the introduction of a quality management system for food safety as well as the consideration of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP). With successful certification, companies have objective proof in their trading partnerships that they have implemented an audited food safety management system.
Elements of the FSSC 22000:
- ISO 22000 as a structuring standard
- PRPs as sector-specific preventive programmes to ensure technical specifications in application
- Additional FSSC 22000 requirements
The catalogue of requirements for FSSC 22000 certification is made up of three elements.
These are:
- The ISO 22000 standard in its current version
- Relevant Preventive Programmes (PRPs), which are based on category-specific technical specifications.
- Additional requirements on the part of FSSC 22000
There are different technical specifications applicable to the different sectors:
- Agriculture: ISO/TS 22002-3,
- Food production: ISO/TS 22002-1:2009
- Manufacture of animal feed: ISO/TS 22002-6:2016
- Catering sector: ISO/TS 22002-2:2013
- Retail/wholesale: BSI/PAS 221:2013
- Storage and transport: NEN/NTA 8069:2016
- Manufacture of packaging materials: ISO/TS 22002-4:2013
In contrast to the pure ISO 22000, the FSSC (Food Safety System Certification) is recognised by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).
COID stands for Certified Organization Identification Code and refers to the unique identification number that is uniquely assigned to each company certified according to FSSC 22000. The aim of the COID is the unique identification of certified organisations even in the event of a change of certifier and the associated change of certificate number. The COID will be introduced for all certified companies by 31.01.2023 and will be entered in the FSSC Assurance Portal as well as on the certificate.
FSSC 22000 certification by TÜV NORD CERT: We make ourselves strong for your company
Objective, neutral, independent: You can rely on TÜV NORD CERT for certifications. You benefit from our many years of experience, our extensive range of certifications and the globally recognised TÜV NORD brand. Our auditors have a wide range of expertise in your industry. Due to annual and comprehensive training courses, their knowledge is always up to date. In this way, they make a decisive contribution to a cost-effective and effective audit. Our interdisciplinary way of thinking and our broad expertise enable us to offer you sensible combinations in the area of certification from a single source, for example in the area of FSSC 22000 and ISO 9001.
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Christian Kienzle
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TÜV NORD CERT GmbH
Food & Agriculture