FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management

The FSSC 22000 system/scheme is an integrated Food Safety Management System (FSMS). It covers all Food Safety Management System certification requirements and is based on ISO 22000:2018 and ISO 22003:2022 standards and is considered equivalent to BRCGS and IFS.

In order for a food business to be FSSC 22000 certified it must meet the requirements of ISO 22000:2018, comply with the additional good practices that businesses must implement for the respective prerequisite programs based on the food category, and fulfill the additional requirements set by FSSC 22000.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE SAFETY SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION CERTIFICATION FORM

Applies to establishments which process food (excluding primary production and slaughter or
harvesting) and which supply food retail outlets.

FSSC 22000 has already been approved by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) as a full standard for
the food industry, equivalent to BRC and IFS, which means that multiple certifications of food safety
systems will no longer be required and therefore no additional costs. FSSC 22000 focuses on international
good practice on critical issues and more specifically, on prerequisites (eg water and air supplies,
cleaning, waste management, preventive maintenance).

• EUROCERT is accredited by ESYD and UKAS in a number of standards
• It has valuable and experienced staff as well as partners, who as Inspectors and/or Technical Experts
carry out Inspections with high added value for the company.
• Evaluates the Inspection Reports, monitors the continuous improvement of the company's Food Safety
Management System, informs the company accordingly and plans an Inspection appropriately adapted to
it.

The Food Safety Management System Certification ensures the company recognition regarding its
continuous effort for the safety of the produced food. It also facilitates the company's transactions with
others, and strengthens its position against internal and external competition.

In addition, the Certification, through the Inspections carried out by the Certification Body, ensures the
company advantages and opportunities arising from the corrective interventions as well as the
improvement proposals and informative information provided by the Team of Inspectors. In many cases
it is a condition for the company's participation in public or private tenders and assignments

EUROCERT SA provides support to its clients in all fields of activity it covers.
Its customers have an open channel of cooperation with all its Departments and Directorates, through
which appropriate relevant information is provided and an updated Bibliography is available.

• The company that decides to be Certified submits a Certification Application.
• The Certification Body appoints an appropriate Team of Inspectors and conducts an on-site Pre-
Assessment Inspection of the company's Quality Management System
• During the Pre-Assessment Inspection, the completeness of the System documents (Manual,
Procedures, Instructions, Forms, etc.) and their application (Files) throughout the company is checked
based on FSSC 22000.
• Discrepancies are recorded and the company defines the period of time during which the necessary
corrective actions will be taken.
• Then the Evaluation Inspection is carried out during which the System as a whole is checked as well as
the completion of the Corrective Actions
• If no deviations from the FSSC 22000 system/form are recorded during the Assessment Inspection, the
Certification Body proceeds to issue a Certificate.
• Otherwise, the deviations/Non-Conformities are recorded and when these are properly removed, the
Certificate Issuance Process proceeds

TIME OF ISSUANCE AND VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATE

Once the Food Safety Management System Assessment Inspection is successfully completed and there is a positive recommendation from the Inspector Team, the Certificate is issued in a short period of time.

The Certificate is valid for three years and during this period is supported by two annual Surveillance Inspections.

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Food Safety Management System (FSMS)