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FSSC 22000 食品安全体系

FSSC 22000: Saving costs through improved food safety efficiencies

Complex global supply chains and the demand for greater transparency place high demands on organisations in the food industry. With TÜV NORD CERT's FSSC 22000 certification, you can meet the industry's current challenges, reduce risks and save costs by using resources more efficiently.

You will make a significant contribution to food safety and the fight against food fraud. With the FSSC 22000 certificate, you can position yourself as a company that produces high-quality, safe products. In this way, you strengthen your customers' trust in you.

Benefits of FSSC 22000 certification

  • Position your company as a manufacturer of high quality, safe food or food packaging materials
  • Increase customer satisfaction and confidence
  • Reduced risk in product liability
  • Continuous monitoring of compliance with health and safety regulations
  • Integration with other ISO management systems
  • Internationally recognised

FSSC 22000 Edition 6: What’s new?

The 6th edition places greater demands on the resource efficiency and sustainability management of companies that are FSSC 22000 certified or are in the process of applying for certification.

Reasons for revising FSSC 22000:

  • Incorporating the requirements of ISO 22003-1:2022.
  • To strengthen the requirements in the area of sustainability to support organisations in achieving the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Editorial changes and additions were made as part of continuous improvement.
  • These changes help to make the certification more understandable and practical.
  • FSSC 22000 Version 6 was released in April 2023 and is mandatory for all companies from 1 April 2024 - with a transition period until 31 March 2025, during which time all certified companies must convert their FSSC 22000 certificates from Version 5.1 to Version 6.

The new requirements relate to the following sections of the standard:

  • Use of recycled packaging materials as raw materials for the production of finished packaging materials (Class I)
  • Product labelling and printing materials
  • Management of design originals and printing controls (Category I)
  • Requirements for Suppliers to Prevent Food Fraud (Category FII)
  • Food Loss and Waste Management
  • Requirements for Multi-Site Certification Organisations (Categories E, F, G)
  • Continuous Verification of Minimum Shelf Life
  • Validation of cooking instructions for "ready-to-eat" products
  • More detailed requirements for use of labelling, allergen management and environmental monitoring
  • Requirements related to food safety and quality culture, quality control, equipment management ("hygienic design"), food loss and waste, and communication requirements (company vs. certification body)

Integrating climate change into the FSSC 22000/ISO 22000 standards

Given the changing climate environment, ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 standards must now incorporate all aspects and risks of climate change into their management systems. This means that climate change should be considered as part of a comprehensive risk assessment to ensure the development, maintenance and effectiveness of these management systems. Find out more about this important update and download our latest white paper.

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Frequently asked questions about FSSC 22000

The internationally recognised Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000) is aimed at companies throughout the supply chain in the food industry. The certification system is based on the DIN EN ISO 22000 standard, technical specifications for specific food safety prevention programmes and additional requirements of the standard setter and is currently in its 6th edition. The standard is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

The FSSC 22000 certification system supports organisations in food safety and quality management. FSSC 22000 certified companies can demonstrate that they meet the requirements and expectations of government agencies, business partners and consumers. Through FSSC 22000 certification, companies make a valuable contribution to the supply chain and international food safety.

The certification applies to companies of any size that produce, process or package animal and plant products or other food ingredients and additives. A prerequisite is the introduction of a food safety quality management system, taking into account Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP). Upon successful certification, companies have objective evidence in their trading partnerships that they have implemented an audited food safety management system.

  • ISO 22000 as a structural standard
  • PRP as an industry-specific prerequisite programme to ensure technical specifications in applications
  • Additional requirements for FSSC 22000

The catalogue of requirements for FSSC 22000 certification consists of three parts.

They are:

  • The current version of the ISO 22000 standard
  • Relevant Prerequisite Programmes (PRPs) based on category-specific specifications
  • Additional requirements for FSSC 22000

There are different technical specifications for different industries:

  • Agriculture: ISO/TS 22002-3
  • Food production ISO/TS 22002-1:2009
  • Animal feed production ISO/T 22002-6:2016
  • Catering ISO/T 22002-2:2013
  • Retail/wholesale BSI/PAS 221:2013
  • Storage and transport NEN/NTA 8069:2016
  • Manufacture of packaging materials ISO/T 22002-4:2013

Unlike pure ISO 22000, FSSC (Food Safety System Certification) is recognised by GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).

COID stands for Certified Organisation Identification Code and refers to the unique identifier assigned to each FSSC 22000 certified company The purpose of the COID is to uniquely identify the certification body even when changing certification bodies and associated certificate numbers The COID will be available to all certified companies by 31 January 2023 and will be entered on the FSSC portal and on certificates. The COID will be available to all certified companies by 31 January 2023 and will be entered into the FSSC portal and on certificates.

In particular, the requirements for food safety and quality culture (all categories of the food chain) are defined in more detail. Enterprises are obliged to set, implement and maintain food safety and quality culture objectives.

These objectives must be related to the following elements:

  • Communication
  • Training
  • Employee feedback and participation
  • Performance measurement of defined activities
  • Food safety and quality culture plan, including objectives and timelines

 

Quality control requirements (all categories of the food chain) are specified below:

  • Establishment, implementation and maintenance of quality policies and quality objectives
  • Establish, implement and maintain quality parameters
  • Analysing and evaluating the results of quality control parameters
  • Include these quality elements in internal audits
  • Establishing and implementing quantity control procedures
  • Establishment and implementation of line commissioning and changeover procedures

 

Equipment management (all categories of the food chain, except FII) requirements

  • Documentation of equipment purchase specifications
  • Risk based equipment change management procedures
  • Evidence of successful commissioning

 

Food Loss and Waste (all categories of the food chain except I) Requirements

  • Documented policy and objectives for food loss and waste reduction strategies
  • Controls to manage product donations
  • Manage surplus produce/products used as animal feed/food
  • Not compromising food safety

 

Communication requirements (all categories of the food chain) are included in Version 6:

  • Organisations must notify their Certification Body within 3 working days of a Serious Incident or Situation occurring
  • Take appropriate measures as part of their emergency preparedness and response
  • Serious events include war, strikes, terrorism, crime, floods, earthquakes, etc.
  • Serious situations include public food safety incidents, regulatory actions, legal proceedings, and fraudulent activities and corruption.

FSSC 22000 certification by TÜV NORD CERT: We make your company stronger

Objective, neutral and independent: you can rely on TÜV NORD CERT's certification services. You will benefit from our many years of experience, extensive scope of certification and the globally recognised TÜV NORD brand. Our auditors have extensive expertise in your industry. Their knowledge is always up to date through comprehensive annual training programmes. As a result, they can make a decisive contribution to cost-effective audits. Our interdisciplinary mindset and extensive expertise enable us to offer you a reasonable combination of certification areas from a single source, for example in the areas of FSSC 22000 and ISO 9001 areas.