Fssc 22000

FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM
CERTIFICATION 22000
FSSC 22000
Certification scheme for food safety systems
in compliance with
ISO 22000: 2005 and technical specifications for
Verwijderd: BSI-PAS 220:

sector PRPs

2008

Features

Foundation for Food Safety Certification
Gorinchem, The Netherlands: October 2011

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13FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM CERTIFICATION 22000
Certification scheme for food safety systems
in compliance with
ISO 22000:2005 and technical specifications for sector PRPs

Verwijderd: PAS 220:2008

This document contains a complete certification scheme for food safety systems which are in
compliance with the publicly available food safety management systems standard ISO 22000:
2005 ‘Requirementsfor any organisation in the food chain’ and technical specifications for
sector PRPs (published as e.g. PASxyz or ISO 22002-x documents)
Verwijderd: It is intended
for the certification of food

As of February 2010 it is a Global Food Safety Initiative approved scheme.

safety systems of food
manufacturers that process

The Foundation for Food Safety Certification (here after theFoundation) retains the

or manufacture perishable

ownership and the copyright and the license agreements for certification bodies.

animal products, perishable
vegetal products, products

Due to the dynamic content of this document the user of this document should always verify

with a long shelf life at
ambient temperature and

if the correct version is held. Future revisions of thisdocument will always be published

(bio)chemical manufacturing

under the same name.

like additives, vitamins and
bio-cultures.¶

In all cases the English version of the FSSC 22000 certification scheme is leading.
Cornelie Glerum
Secretary Board of Stakeholders and Foundation for Food Safety Certification

Gorinchem, October 2011
Copyright October 2011, Foundation for Food SafetyCertification, Board of Stakeholders
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced and/or published in any
form, by means of printed matters, photocopy, microfilm, recording or any other method or
technology, without written approval by the Board of Stakeholders (here after the Board).
Foundation for Food Safety Certification
Board of Stakeholders
P.O. Box 693
4200 ARGorinchem, The Netherlands
t: +31-183 645028
f: +31-183 621161
Website: http://www.fssc22000.come
mail: info@fssc22000.com

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CONTENT
CONTENT ....................................................................................................... 3INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 4
FEATURES OF THE SCHEME ............................................................................. 6
REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS................................................................ 9
Part I - Requirements for organizations that require certification............... 9
Part II - Requirements and regulations for certificationbodies................... 9
Part III - Requirements and regulations for providing accreditation............ 9
Part IV - Regulations for the Board of Stakeholders .................................... 9
LIST OF DECISIONS BY THE BOARD OF STAKEHOLDERS ................................ 10
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .............................................................................. 11
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS............................................................................. 12

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INTRODUCTION
Food safety is a global concern, not only because of the importance for public
health, but also because of its impact on international trade. Globalisation of food
production and procurement makes food chains longer and...