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As per October 1 this year FSSC 22000 received acceptation by the European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA).

The formal evaluation of conformity assessment schemes is a new process for the EA. FSSC 22000 is the first GFSI-recognized global food safety scheme that receives such EA acceptance. This means all accreditation bodies in Europe will accept FS22000. In the past all accreditation bodies in Europe evaluated the schemes individually. Also ANAB, SCC and JAS-ANZ are lined up with FS22000. The accreditation process for certification bodies against FSSC 22000, version July 2010, has already started.

FS22000
Where the official name of the scheme still is FSSC 22000, both board members and users of the scheme prefer the shorter indication FS22000 or even FS22. In this press release we will relate to the scheme as FS22000 from this point on.

FS22000 out and rolling
Introduction Fons Schmid, chairman Board of Stakeholders FS22000
In the year 2000 I became the first chairman of the GFSI and I always kept the door wide open for the food A-brands like Danone, Kraft, Nestle, Unilever and others, with their great safety systems. ISO 22000 became the answer and now they have joined the GFSI and ISO 22000 has found a professional home in FSSC 22000. We have decided to maintain the official name but from now we will speak about FS22000: short and powerful! FS22000 will play a crucial role in safeguarding food safety trough the supply chain all over the world! It is a great food safety scheme for safe food manufacturing in all countries and has the support of the GFSI, the industry and many retailers who follow the GFSI founding-mission: Certified once, accepted everywhere. Much is to be done:
Intensified marketing and communication, regional Centres of Excellence, wider support of CB’s, optimize integrity surveillance and, of course, keeping one to one with ISO and GFSI requirements. Our multi-stakeholders Board and excellent staff are ready for it and will perform to the benefit of consumer protection worldwide.

FS22000 certification scheme, July 2010
In view of the EA acceptance some last changes were made in the FS22000 certification scheme. We want to emphasize that these changes do not affect the outline of the scheme but mainly add detail and clarification to the earlier issue. This new version, dated July 2010, has been formalised and placed on www.fssc22000.com. An overview of the most important changes is also published here. Extension of the existing ISO 22000 accreditation to FS22000 shall be against the July issue of the FS22000 scheme.

Accredited certification as of 1 January 2011
Accredited certification is allowed by the associated certification bodies as of 1 January 2011. Until January 1, 2011 unaccredited certification audits can continue. After receiving accreditation the certificates have to be changed into accredited certificates. For an overview of the certified organizations you can visit our website. Certificates shall be registered on the website by the Certification Bodies.

Food Safety FSSC 22000, GFSI, ISO 22000

Novozymes has announced that it has obtained Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000) for a wide range of its enzymes targeting bakery and other food sectors.

The supplier said that its food manufacturer customers are seeking evidence of documented safety to ensure that the quality of their products can be proved, and it maintains that the FSSC 22000 enables that level of assurance and transparency about a certified third party’s products.

The new standard combines the ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management standard with the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 220:2008 and other additional requirements.

Developed by major branded food manufacturers as an alternative to retailer-backed schemes such as the BRC (British Retail Consortium) global standard, FSSC 22000 secured full approval from standards benchmarking body the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) in February.

GFSI aims to improve cost efficiency throughout the food supply chain through the common acceptance of its recognised standards by retailers around the world.

Novozymes said the GFSI concept of once certified – approved everywhere ensures the appeal of the standard and director of quality at the supplier, Marie-Anne Bie Fryeendahl, told BakeryandSnacks.com that it chose this particular certification option as it fits in with Novozymes business model and is in line with its customer’s expectations:

“The trigger for the certification move was requests from bakery and other food sectors for GFSI backing of our food safety management system. It was not a time consuming process, as we already had most requirements of the standard already in place.”

She explained that the FSC 22000 auditing procedure took five days and she said this was due to the fact that Novozymes has been continually honing its management system and had already included definitions and guidelines for operators in relation to each step of the manufacturing process from raw materials to transport and equipment.

Moreover, the system, said Bie Fryeendahld, is easily accessible by employees at every level to ensure efficiency and quality at each step of manufacture.

And she stressed that the whole food supply chain benefits from having a small range of acknowledged standards, where the individual supplier can adopt the standard best suited to its way of working.

Novozymes, under the scheme, will be subject to an annual surveillance audit.

Companies FSSC 22000, Novozymes