FROM

ISO 22000
TO FSSC 22000

Elsabe Matthee
Technical Director

Cor Groenveld
Market Development Director

10 February 2022
PRACTICALITIES

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TODAY'S TOPICS

➢ Introduction FSSC 22000

➢ ISO 22000: global adoption

➢ Benefits for Certified

Organizations
➢ Transition Process
 INTRODUCTION FSSC 22000

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GLOBAL REPRESENTATION
 Is your organization ISO 22000 certified?

POLL QUESTION

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 WHAT IS THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF
ISO 22000?

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NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES
➢ Global: 33,502 ISO 22000 certificates
➢ Most in Asia, Western Europe and Eastern Europe
Western Eastern Middle Latin North
Asia Europe Europe East Africa America America Australia Total
19.709 6.688 3.440 1.532 842 791 153 147 33.502

58,8% 20,6% 10,3% 4,6% 2,5% 2,4% 0,5% 0,4% 100%

➢ Mostly in category C Source: ISO survey 2019

➢ Estimate: 60 % of ISO 22000 certified organizations also holds

FSSC 22000 certification
➢ Number of stand-alone ISO 22000 certificates: 13,400
 TOP 30 COUNTRIES WITH ISO 22000
CERTIFICATES
ISO 22000 FSSC 22000 ISO 22000 FSSC 22000
China 12144 3015 Malaysia 418 333
India 2050 1666 Indonesia 411 451
Greece 2042 340 Netherlands 399 897
Japan 1360 2757 Thailand 381 483
Italy 1008 569 Ukraine 363 230
30 (18%) of 136 countries
Taiwan 882 320 Egypt 334 199
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Romania 639 218 Korea (Republic of) 322 881
29.000 (86%) of 33.500
Turkey 635 630 Bulgaria 310 179
ISO 22000 certificates
Spain 608 438 Portugal 306 111
Sri Lanka 568 126 Mexico 245 958
Poland 532 302 Saudi Arabia 228 73
France 503 510 Singapore 226 93
Viet Nam 470 319 Pakistan 217 258
Russian Federation 450 788 United Arab Emirates 216 102
Germany 436 563 Cyprus 203 37

Source: ISO survey 2019 | FSSC publicly available register of certified organizations
 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR
ISO 22000 CERTIFIED ORGANIZATIONS?

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 SHARED BENEFITS
ISO 22000 FSSC 22000
Management System Approach
Harmonized Structure (HS): possible to integrate with other
Management Systems, including combined audits
Science based:
➢ developed by international experts
➢ trustworthy
Covers HACCP Codex Alimentarius
Focus on Continuous Improvement of the FSMS
Risk Based Approach
(Full) food supply chain coverage
Focused on the 'how' and on results
➢ opposite to more prescriptive Certification Programs,
focusing on the 'what'
 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF FSSC 22000
ISO 22000 FSSC 22000
GFSI recognized and as a result globally accepted
Certification Program of choice for many global food
companies
Visibility through publicly available register of Certified
Organizations on FSSC 22000 website
Robust Integrity Program
➢ leading to reliable audits and certification
Applicable sector specific technical specification for PRPs fully
included: ISO/TS 22002-xx or PAS 221 (retail & wholesale)
Collaboration with major international associations within the
consumer goods industry and retail and authorities
Agility through leveraging additional requirements as needed
➢ addressing instant Food Safety issues
FSSC FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN SECTORS
CERTIFIED TO FSSC 22000

Some examples of global companies having adopted FSSC 22000:

✓ Cargill
✓ The Coca-Cola Company
✓ FrieslandCampina
✓ Mars
✓ Metro
✓ Nestlé Click here to view all
FSSC 22000 certified organizations
✓ Unilever
COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS

Some examples of collaboration with international associations:

✓ China National Food Industry Association

✓ FoodDrinkEurope
✓ ISO
✓ Retailers Association of India
✓ The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
✓ UNIDO
✓ United Nations Global Compact
FSSC 22000 INTEGRITY PROGRAM

➢ FSSCs’ system of ongoing monitoring to cover all activities of

licensed CBs to ensure compliance with Scheme requirements.

✓ LEADING TO RELIABLE AUDITS AND

CERTIFICATION

➢ Together with FSSCs’ independent and nonprofit character,

the Integrity Program provides trust in the certification
process.

✓ LESS OCCURRENCE OF SECOND PARTY AUDITS

HOW ABOUT COMPLEXITY AND COSTS?
✓ Additional FSSC 22000 Scheme requirements are contributing to
more robust audits and certification; and this leads to continuous
improvement and trust by clients and consumers.
✓ Agility to address instant Food Safety and other relevant issues is
a big advantage (e.g., Covid-19).
✓ A more sophisticated Scheme meets the requirements of a more
complex Food Safety environment.
✓ Guidance documents available to assist with implementing and
managing FSSC 22000.
✓ Additional audit time required compared to ISO 22000 is limited
when considering the return on investment and added benefits.
✓ Annual certification fee relatively low compared to other GFSI
recognized Certification Programs.
 HOW TO TRANSITION FROM ISO 22000
TO FSSC 22000?

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FROM ISO 22000 TO FSSC 22000

➢ The video is available on the media page of the FSSC 22000 website.
STRUCTURE OF FSSC 22000
PRE-REQUISITE PROGRAMS
PRPs
It’s not new, ISO 22000 already requires that:
8.2.1 The organization shall establish, implement,
maintain and update PRP(s) to facilitate the
prevention and/or reduction of
contaminants (including food safety hazards)
in the products, product processing and
work environment.

8.2.3 The organization should consider: In FSSC 22000 this is a shall!

But (part of) requirements
a) the applicable part of the ISO/TS 22002
might already be implemented
series;
b) applicable standards, codes of practice
and guidelines.
OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
 FSSC ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(PART 2: CHAPTER 2.5)
ADDITIONAL
Part of these requirements might FSSC
already be covered by the FSMS! REQUIREMENTS

1 Management of services and purchased 9 Transport and Delivery (for category F1)
materials
10 Storage and warehousing
2 Product labeling
11 Hazard control and measures to prevent
3 Food defense cross contamination (for categories C, I)
4 Food fraud mitigation 12 PRP verification
5 Logo use (for categories C, D, G, I, K)

6 Management of allergens 13 Product development

(for categories C, E, FI, G, I, K) (for categories C, D, E, F, I, K)

7 Environmental monitoring 14 Health status (for category D)

(for categories C, I, K)
15 Requirements for organizations with
8 Formulation of products multi-site certification
(for category D) (for category A, E, F1, G)
THE TRANSITION PROCESS IN
STEPS
➢ Get information on the FSSC 22000 requirements: ISO 22000, +
appropriate technical specification (ISO/TS 22002-x or PAS 221) +
additional FSSC 22000 requirements.
➢ Perform a gap analysis against the relevant FSSC 22000 requirements
(not mandatory but supporting in identifying and closing any gaps in
your system).
➢ Select a licensed FSSC certification body from the list available on our
website (including (sub)categories they are approved for and in which
countries they operate).
➢ Request the certification body to provide a proposal for the FSSC
22000 certification audit.
➢ The certification body can inform you of all the details of the transition
process.
TRANSITION AUDIT
(FSSC 22000: PART 3: CHAPTER 5.8)
➢ A valid ISO 22000 certificate with equivalent scope is required.

➢ Transition audit is stage 2 audit: a start of a new 3-year FSSC

22000 certification cycle.

➢ Duration (part 3: chapter 4.3.6):

– 2/3 of the initial audit duration (calculation as per ISO/TS22003)
– Minimum: 1 audit day + TFSSC
TFSSC :
▪ 0,5 day: < 250 FTE and < 3 HACCP studies
▪ 1 day: ≥ 250 FTE or ≥ 3 HACCP studies
SUMMARIZING THE TRANSITION

➢ The most efficient way to proceed from ISO 22000 to the GFSI
recognized Certification Program = FSSC 22000.

➢ Relatively small step for ISO 22000 Certified Organization to

meet FSSC 22000 requirements.

➢ Efforts depend on the content and implementation of the ISO

22000 system.

➢ GAP analysis will identify any missing elements.

➢ The additional audit time required compared to ISO 22000 is

rather limited compared to the benefits it brings.
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