Food Safety System Certification 22000

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Background of private certification Foundation Benefits of FSSC 22000 Board of Stakeholders Vision and mission Certification process for a manufacturer Status Integrity programme Objectives 2011-2012 Communication Contact

Background of private certification

Certification in the nineties Birth of GFSI Retail-commitment for private label Response by manufacturers ISO 22000 BSI-PAS 220 Global extension of GFSI accepted schemes Food safety as part of corporate responsibilty Supply chain approach

Foundation
Non profit organization Owns GFSI approved FSSC 22000 and HACCP food safety systems certification schemes Foundation facilitates the schemes Maintains the licence agreements with accredited Certification Bodies Incorporates: 11 associated Certification Bodies for HACCP, 56 associated Certification Bodies for FSSC 22000 Independent FSSC Board of Stakeholders: responsible for scheme content and quality of audits

Benefits of FSSC 22000

International harmonization of food safety standards Supply chain approach Uses existing, independent, international standards: ISO 22000, PAS 220 / ISO 22002-1, PAS 223 and ISO 22003 ISO 17021 accreditation (system & process approach) Scope: food manufacturing (slaughtering and pet food incl.) Stakeholder approval & commitment (industry, retailers) In depth and rigorous food safety audits Independent scheme management Transparency Non profit Recognized by GFSI, the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), ANAB, Canadian Accreditation Board, JAB, NABCB

Board of Stakeholders
Independent Chairman FoodDrinkEurope International Margarine Association of the Countries of Europe EMRA (European Modern Restaurant Association) ICBW (International Council of Bottled Waters Associations) SSAFE (Safe Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere) IFDA (International Food Distributors Association) IIOC (independent international organisation of CBs) IQnet BSI (British Standards Institute) Foundation for Food Safety Certification Foundation for Food Safety Certification IAF (International Accreditation Forum) ISO (International Organization for Standardization) GMA The Association of Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Companies Fons Schmid Beate Kettlitz Sander van Pelt Bizhan Pourkomailian Marc Cwikowski Mark Overland Jorge Hernandez Stefano Crea Martha Mikulaskova Quincy Lissaur Cor Groenveld Cornelie Glerum Skip Greenaway Kevin McKinley Leon Bruner

Mission FSSC 22000

Mission: To be the globally leading, independent, non- profit, ISO-based and GFSI- accepted food safety certification scheme for the whole supply chain.

Vision FSSC 22000

Consolidation or even lower number of GFSI approved food safety certification schemes; Increased mutual recognition by large manufacturers, retailers and caterers; Increased public/private cooperation on consumer food safety protection through private certification; More need for independent, non profit food safety certification management; Extension of ISO- based food safety certification in the USA, China, S.E. Asia and Middle and South America.

Committed organizations

Certification process
for a manufacturer
Implementing ISO 22000 & PAS 220/ ISO 22002-1 Meeting FSSC 22000 scheme requirements Certification by an approved Certification Body Minor and major non conformities Report and Certificate (with FSSC logo) Registration on website (certified organizations) Validity certificate: 3 years Annual surveillance audit, 3 yearly renewal Extra audit time is given for PAS 220/ISO 22002-1: -1 day totally (depending on the size of the company)

Certification process for a manufacturer

Certification bodies may use the results of ISO 22000 or PAS 220/ISO 22002-1 certification audits under the conditions described in the letter of intent Important: a formal validation of the audits has to be conducted and PAS 220/ISO 22002-1 is audited. Costs in 2011: 100 per certificate (per site) per year Costs in 2012: 125 per certificate (per site) per year Conditions: CB approved by Foundation for FSSC 22000 Validation ISO-22000 certification against FSSC 22000 requirements

Status October 2011

56 associated CBs from all over the world 27 with full licence 29 with provisional licence, working on accreditation More CBs interested in FSSC 22000 Almost 700 certificates in total issued in 40% Europe 30% America 20% Asia 10% other Expansion with Packaging (PAS 223)
5 CBs with provisional licence

4 licensed training organizations New integrity programme

Integrity Programme
Integrity in applying FSSC 22000 is crucial for acceptance and recognition by stakeholders CBs are both as stakeholders and as actors crucial in the integrity of the scheme Control is performed by both ABs and the Foundation Integrity programme consists of: Initial review Review of reports Review scopes / certificates Complaints / Appeals

Objectives 2011-2012
750 certificates by the end of 2011 and 1500 certificates by the end of 2012; Meeting 6th version GFSI guidance document Maintaining Integrity Programme Training Licences 2nd Global harmonization day for all CBs Global representation (seminars, events ,etc) and communication Establishing an office in the USA Achieving commitment in China Seek cooperation with authorities Possible extension scheme to other food supply chain sectors such as animal feed and primary production

Communication
Website (English, Spanish, French, German) Yearly two free webinars for update scheme Communication by stakeholders Questions can always be sent to the Foundation Brochure about FSSC 22000 available Online register of certificates and associated organizations Use of the logo (prescribed) Newsletter

Contact
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Office: Mail: info@fssc22000.com Phone: (+31)183645028 www.fssc22000.com