FSSC 22000 Quick Start Guide
FSSC 22000 Quick Start Guide
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QUICKSTART GUIDE
FSSC 22000
IMPLEMENTATION
CONTENTS
IMPLEMENTATION: STEP-BY-STEP
CERTIFICATION AUDIT
APPENDIX
SAMPLE TIMELINE
RESOURCES
REVIEWS
QUICKSTART GUIDE | FSSC 22000 IMPLEMENTATION
• ISO/TS 20022
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MANAGING RISK
First and foremost, building an FSSC 22000 System will provide
your company with effective management of food safety hazards
by creating an environment capable of producing safe product and
a management system to continually manage, monitor, validate and
improve the system.
PREPARATION
In a nutshell, here is a list of things you will need to do in order
to become certified to FSSC 22000.
IMPLEMENTATION
• Designate and train your FSSC 22000 Food Safety Team Leader.
IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS
Our years of experience assisting companies with Management
Systems Implementation have resulted in a very effective method
of implementation using a team approach. As we explain this
method, think about how big your organization is; for smaller
organizations we have used “teams” as small as one or two people.
For larger organizations, teams are typically 5 to 7 people. We
recommend using several teams.
• Write a procedure for the new process, and give it to the FSSC 22000
Steering Team to review.
This team will meet on a regular basis during the project to complete
management tasks, monitor progress of the project, resolve ques-
tions from the other teams, allocate the resources needed for the
implementation and coordinate the design of the new Food Safety
Management System (FSMS).
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• a production manager
• a quality manager
• an administrative manager
• an executive manager
This will give the team the knowledge and authority it needs to
make decisions and devote resources to the project.
The FSSC 22000 Food Safety Team Leader and/or project manager
for the implementation project should lead this team. The team
leader will schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and collect
information to bring to the meetings.
IMPLEMENTATION: STEP-BY-STEP
The FSSC 22000 Food Safety Team Leader and/or project manager
for the implementation project should lead this team. The team
leader will schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and collect
information to bring to the meetings.
The steps outlined here are recommended steps based on our ex-
perience implementing management system. Adapt them as needed
for your organization. The training programs and documents we
have referenced are all available on our website: online-training.reg-
istarcorp.com. They are available individually and in our Complete
Training Package or Premium Training and Templates Package.
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IMPLEMENTATION: STEP-BY-STEP
The FSSC 22000 Food Safety Team Leader and/or project manager
for the implementation project should lead this team. The team
leader will schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and collect
information to bring to the meetings.
The steps outlined here are recommended steps based on our ex-
perience implementing management system. Adapt them as needed
for your organization. The training programs and documents we
have referenced are all available on our website: online-training.reg-
istarcorp.com. They are available individually and in our Complete
Training Package or Premium Training and Templates Package.
Internal Audits
Management Review
Corrective Action and improvement
Management of Services
Food Defense Plan
Fraud Prevention
Allergen Management
Management of Supplied Materials
CERTIFICATION AUDIT
INITIAL CERTIFICATION TO FSSC 22000
Choose an accredited certification body for your organization.
Certification companies are listed on the FSSC 22000 website.
Once you have implemented the system your certification body
will perform a Document Review to determine readiness for
your next step, the on-site Audit.
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MINOR NONCONFORMITY
A Major nonconformance is a nonconformance to the documented
system or to the FSSC 22000 Code that could cause an immediate
food safety risk or indicate ineffective implementation of a system el-
ement. A Major Nonconformity must be corrected and verified within
14 days of the finding.
CRITICAL NONCONFORMITY
A critical nonconformance consists of a loss of control at a critical
control point, prerequisite program or other process step that
could cause a significant risk and product safety is compromised
or any falsification of records. A critical nonconformity results in a
suspension of certification.
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APPENDIX
Use these sample documents as a reference as you implement
your FSSC 22000 system.
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PROJECT GOALS
Start Date
Target for completion
RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leader
Senior Management
Steering Team
System Complete
Desk Audit
Certification Audit
Certificate in Hand
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• Meet regularly to monitor the project timeline and task team activities
and provide resources as needed to meet project goals.
5. Provide a copy of the teams task list. Discuss the tasks tha-
thave been assigned.
Sample Timeline
TASK JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Context of Organization
Leadership
Planning
Resources
Documented Information
Operational Planning
Prerequisite Programs
Traceabillity
Verification
Internal Audits
Management Review
Management of Services
Fraud Prevention
Allergen Management
Review
Stage 1 Audit
CERTIFICATION AUDIT
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TRAIN YOUR TEAM LEADER TRAIN YOUR TEAM TRAIN A LARGE TEAM
FSSC 22000 Internal Auditor FSSC 22000 Internal Auditor FSSC 22000 Internal Auditor
ONLINE TRAINING ONLINE TRAINING ONLINE TRAINING
(1 person) (3 people) (8people)
With this package, you can train With this package, you can train With this package, you can train
your Food Safety Team Leader your Food Safety Team Leader, 3 Food Safety Team Leaders, 10
on FSSC 22000 Requirements 5 Food Safety Team Members, Food Safety Team members,
and Implementation, and Internal 3 Internal Auditors, and 50 8 Internal Auditors, and 100
Auditing. Downloadable Employees. Downloadable Employees. Downloadable
templates help you implement templates help you implement templates help you implement
and document your system. and document your system. and document your system.
The FSSC 22000 Auditor training was exactly what I needed to start
internal audits of our policy and procedures at my company. The virtual
exercises work well to teach you how to conduct an audit if you throw
yourself into it. The review section of the training brushed on HAACP
planning, Corrective action tracking, food fraud mitigation, food defense,
allergen containment, and other topics found in ISO 22000. It was a
The training material was helpful review prior to the taking on the auditor training. In addition, the
excellent. Itwas great for the auditor training was insightful, and the practical application provided
project I am working on. Thank was very similar to my own company’s document control system. Clicking
you again and look forward to through the procedures and policies of “Mandy’s Vanilla”, I now see
working with your tools in the changes we can make to our own policies and procedures, as well as our
near future. Thank you, record keeping process. It is a comfort to know we are keeping up with
—Bryan Food Safety System Certificate 22000 (ISO/TS22002-1) standards.
—Gary
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