FSSC Development Program: a stepping stone program to reach FSSC 22000 certification

Cor Groenveld, Market Development Director FSSC 22000

 

Foundation FSSC offers a complete certification Scheme for the auditing and certification of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS). FSSC 22000 uses ISO standards like ISO 22000 for FSMS and the ISO 22002 series for Prerequisite Programs (PRPs).

 

The Foundation also initiated the FSSC Development Program. This stepping stone program can be used by food organizations that are not able to achieve FSSC 22000 certification at once. The program can be used by the many SMEs that play a very important role in the provision of safe food. The scope of the program is manufacturing of food and food ingredients and it is recently extended to catering and retail.

 

This presentation explains the program and also how it can be used by food organizations in their vendor assurance programs. It also covers case studies of organizations that are assessed against the Development Program.