FAQ: Is ISO 22000 Recognized by GFSI?

In September of 2007 the GFSI Technical Committee wrote a position paper on ISO 22000. One of the issues brought up in that paper was a perceived inadequacy of the requirements for PRPs; ISO 22000 did not included a detailed description of the PRP program to be implemented.

The GFSI committee felt there was a need for additional specifications. To address this issue, another document has been developed- PAS 220, a publicly available specification for prerequisite programs for food manufacturers. It is designed to define the requirements for a prerequisite program to be used to meet the ISO 22000.

ISO 22000 requires PRPs, and PAS 220 defines details for PRPs in food manufacturing. To combine the ISO 22000 document and the PAS 220 into one certification scheme, FSSC 22000 was developed. Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) is now the owner of this certification scheme, responsible for accreditation of registrars and management of the certification scheme.

The FSSC 22000 Certification scheme is GFSI Benchmarked. If you are looking for certification to a GFSI recognized scheme, this is one of the available choices, and is growing rapidly in popularity.

FSSC 22000 Tools, Training and Documentation

All of our products have been designed to give you the option to include PAS 220 requirements in the system. Our checklists have a section specifically for PAS 220 requirements, our documentation includes PAS 220 requirements with guidance on what must be included to meet the requirements of PAS 220.

We can help you simplify your preparation for certification with our 22000 Project Manager™s Implementation Training Package

Now Available: ISO/TS 22005-1 Prerequisite Programs on Food Safety

Based on the PAS 220, this is an ISO Technical Specification to assist companies in designing and implementing prerequisite programs for ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems. Buy ISO/TS 22002-1