Dear All
Thank you for your support.
You will be pleased to know that we have successfully upgraded our FSMS to FSSC 22000 taking lead from your inputs.
Congratulations on your upgrade! I hope you found it a worthwhile experience and that your audit went well.
Can you fill us in on any issues that may have been found? It is always interesting to hear what different auditors find. It seems like the focus is always changing based on issues with the industry and what the auditors find at other places.
Our initial ISO 22000 audit occurred right after the peanut issue in the US and since we do nut roasting that was the main focus. When we upgraded to FSSC the auditor focused on PAS 220 and in particular local environment (including our neighbors) and destruction of goods (including obsoleted packaging). The surveilance audit this year went more into our documentation (they were digging a little deeper because the surface looked real good).
They did bring up allergens in vending machines. Not so much that they were there but whether we did a risk assessment. In one plant we have there is not much of a point because we have all most major allergens (soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, dairy, egg, sulfites). Our second plant only has dairy, soy and egg so they questioned whether we call it a "nut free" facility.
Anything you could share would be a great learning experience for the rest of us.