What is ISO 22000?
ISO 22000 is an international standard for Food Safety Management System used by businesses across the food supply chain. The ISO 22000 standard was first published in 2005 and was most recently updated in 2018. As a result, ISO 22000: 2018 is the most recent ISO 22000 Standard. ISO 22000:2018 places a greater emphasis on management systems, which include policies and procedures.
What is FSSC 22000?
The FSSC 22000 version 5.1 was published on 3 June 2019, and certified organisations were audited on it as from 1 January 2020.
In the FSSC 22000 scheme, ISO 22000 will be used to comply with the requirements of the management system, but the FSSC 22000 includes additional requirements including a more detailed Pre-Requisite Program (PRP) or other procedures to control and monitor the food processing plant to meet specific FSSC requirements and to ensure system consistency, integrity and governance.
FSSC 22000 must meet the compliance with other additional requirements at the request of customers, national regulations and binding regulations:
- Service management
- Product labeling
- Food protection – threat assessment
- Reduction of food fraud
- Use of the logo
- Allergen management (food chain categories C, E, FI, G, I and K)
- Environmental monitoring food chain categories C, I and K)
- Product composition (food chain category D)
- Transport and delivery
ISO 22000 VS FSSC 22000
ISO 22000 |
FSSC 22000 |
| Not recognised by Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) | Recognised by GFSI |
| Can be used in combination with any other GMP standard as long as the PRPs are implemented according to the standard. | Consists of the ISO 22000:2018 standard, specific ISO Technical standards, and additional requirements. |
| Broad in scope (applicable for any business in the food supply chain) | Limited scope (Current scopes included are: farming, perishable animal products, food processing, feed production, food ingredients and manufacturing of food packaging) |
Conclusion
ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 are both international standards for food safety. However, FSSC 22000 is considered the next step for all companies that are already ISO 22000 certified and want to update their certification and gain international recognition for food safety.
