FSSC 22000 is a food safety management system used to provide a framework to manage an organization's responsibilities and is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
Mark Overland, director, global certification at Cargill said FSSC 22000 stands for alignment, integration and a robust food safety management system.
“This results in a non-prescriptive management system around which Cargill has designed an effective food safety system in order to make sure that the management system complies with specific ISO based international consensus on standards for food safety, aligning well with regulatory and industry requirements and customer quality requirements.”
Olivier Robin, head of quality compliance at Nestlé CO-QM, said it adopted the scheme for manufacturing sites as part of consumer trust.
“This scheme, which is externally certified by independent third party certification bodies, was selected because it is derived from the ISO 22000 Standard.”
Kevin McKinley, deputy secretary-general at ISO, said the FSSC 22000 scheme is based on the use of ISO standards.
“FSSC’s implementation of ISO food safety management standards (the ISO 22000 series) and conformity assessment standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 17021) bring coherence and efficiency through recognized, global approaches to food safety management.
“In addition, many companies use ISO 22000 in conjunction with ISO’s quality management system standard ISO 9001, and we’re pleased that FSSC 2200 has introduced its own voluntary module for the certification of food quality management systems combined with ISO 9001."
Beate Kettlitz, director food policy, science and R&D at FoodDrinkEurope said the scheme ensures consumer trust in the supply of safe food and drink.
“According its members, certification against FSSC 22000 reduces information asymmetries in supply chains, thereby generating a uniformly high and globally understood standard of food processing and production.”