Is FSSC 22000 the same as ISO 22000?
ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 are both international standards and both relate to the most important components for ensuring food safety. The main difference between the two certifications is that the FSSC 22000 scheme, in contrast to the ISO standard, is recognized by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).
What is a FSSC 22000 certificate?
FSSC 22000 certifies the food, feed and packaging safety systems of companies in the food chain that process or manufacture animal products, perishable vegetable products, products with a long shelf life and other food ingredients like additives, vitamins and bio-cultures.
What is the standard of FSSC 22000?
What is FSSC 22000? Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000) is a robust, ISO-based, internationally accepted certification scheme for auditing and certification of food safety within the food and beverage manufacturing sector.
What is the difference between ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000?
ISO 9001 standard is the Quality Management System standard. The ISO 22000 standard is the Food Safety Management System standard. These include a quality standard for companies operating in the food sector and supply chain firms. ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System standard.
What are the 3 components of FSSC 22000?
FSSC 22000 has three components:
- Food manufacturing (ISO 22002-1)
- Catering (ISO 22002-2)
- Farming of animals (ISO 22002-3)
- Food packaging manufacturing (ISO 22002-4)
- Food and feed for animals (ISO 22002-6)
- Retail and supermarkets (PAS 221)
- Logistics (NTA 8059 – being developed as ISO 22002-5).
Does FSSC 22000 cover Haccp?
The FSSC 22000 scheme, through its inclusion of ISO 22000:2005 and PAS 220:2008 standards, covers key requirements contained in major existing food safety standards or programmes, including: GMP, HACCP, SQF, BRC, IFS and GlobalGAP.
How do I get FSSC 22000?
How to become certified
- 1 Reflect. Visit the section Scheme documents on our website to download the Scheme requirements (free of charge).
- 2 Prepare. Contact an FSSC 22000 licensed Certification Body.
- 3 Certification. Once the audit is deemed successful, the Certification Body will register the certificate.
What is the difference between PRP OPRP and CCP?
OPRPs are defined as a PRP that has a control measure that controls a significant hazard—ISO 22000 introduced the concept of OPRP. This is an important distinction as we’ve seen that most incidents today are a result of poor management of PRPs, rather than CCP failures.