The food safety management scheme FSSC 22000 is set for explosive growth over the next three years as increasing numbers of major food processors and retailers switch to using the system, said the organisation’s chief Fons Schmid.

In order to receive an FSSC 22000 Certificate you will need to have a Certification Audit performed by an associated certification body. This is an accredited organization. At this time those organizations include:

Quality professionals, especially those of us who cut our teeth back in the salad days of the original TQM movement, know the phrase: “The wonderful thing about standards is there are so many to choose from.” via www.foodsafetymagazine.com

Because of the heavy snows the board meeting, where a review and pending decision on full GFSI recognition of FSSC 22000 was scheduled, was canceled and will be rescheduled soon. Information on the status of the standard is available at the Foundation for Food Safety Certification website.

In a press release today from the Foundation for Food Safety Certification it was announced that the FSSC 22000 has beenapproved by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). This means that FSSC 22000 will join the other GFSI approved certifications schemes, and FSSC 22000 audits can start. When the Scheme was introduced to the public [...]