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The Food Safety System Certification 22000 Certification (FSSC 22000 Certification) is a widely recognized food safety management standard used by food, packaging, and storage companies to demonstrate control of safety risks throughout the entire production process. For companies in India serving organized retail, food service chains, or export markets outside India, the certification has virtually become a basic requirement as opposed to a distinguishing one. The mandatory first step involves conducting a gap analysis based on the current version of the standard, because most new applicants tend to underestimate the documentation and changes needed to be done to the existing system.
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The steps outlined below represent an actual FSSC 22000 Certification process as it is carried out, and not a simplistic representation thereof. We take our clients through each and every step in the certification process, beginning with the scoping discussion all the way to the certification decision point so that the factory remains audit ready.
Determine the food category and activities for the certification, as mistakes in scope will be identified at Stage 1.
Compare the company's current activities to the FSSC 22000 requirements to assess the actual work load.
Develop the framework of the food safety management system that other aspects of the certification will be based on.
Implement hazard analysis and prerequisite programmes as the technical core of the system.
Create procedures, records and policies for the auditor to examine.
Ensure that both the floor workers and quality assurance staff understand the system.
Address any internal issues to ensure that they are not raised again during certification.
Select a recognized body and set up the Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 audits.
Make sure that the documentation is ready before the Schedule 2 audit.
Conduct the full audit on-site according to the standard.
Submit any corrective actions required by the audit findings.
Maintain certification with yearly surveillance and recertification.
Our company has served various units in the field of food processing, packaging, and storage located in India, from first-time applicants to those that have to renew their certification due to the upgrade in version of FSSC 22000. The clients usually refer to our consultants as the Best FSSC 22000 Consultant in India for first-time applicants, mainly because we provide each client with an exclusive consultant throughout the process of certification.
We draft and audit all documentation, including the FSMS manual and HACCP plans, ensuring completeness when requested by the auditor. Our consultants spot any inconsistencies between documentation and actual practice on the ground before the auditor does.
We conduct systematic baseline assessment of gaps, develop realistic implementation plan and serve as the FSSC 22000 Implementation Consultant from the very beginning. This way, the certification process is kept on schedule and not dragged to months beyond the original plan.
We perform internal audits based on the audit procedure of the certification body and assist in rectification of non-conformances to avoid unnecessary non-conformances during the actual audit.
We assist in selection of appropriate accredited certification bodies according to the business sector and manage the audit scheduling process, being the FSSC 22000 Certification Consultancy ourselves, streamlining the coordination process during both Stage 1 and Stage
Most major grocery stores, foodservice operations, and export customers today require FSSC 22000 Certification as a mandatory requirement rather than an optional one. If lacking, a factory could be denied inclusion in vendor panels regardless of their product’s quality and price. In business dealing with organized retail and exports, certification is usually what determines the start of a business discussion.
The certification requires hazards to be determined systematically, rather than through experience or intuition. This way, the probability of a problem arising in a client is reduced, and for the business, it leaves a paper trail in case it does.
Due to documentation and internal auditing required by the FSSC 22000 certification, factories operate in a much more consistent manner regardless of shifts and employee turnover. Every new employee follows the same documented process rather than learning from whichever informal method was used to train him or her.
Provides information on how the factory operates food safety throughout the entire process, linking policy, scope, and responsibility. Auditors use it as a benchmark for all other documents to refer to.
Contains all identified hazards, the applied control measure, and critical limits at each step. This is the technical document auditors focus on most in Stage 2.
Contains documentation for hygienic practices, pest management, cleaning schedule, and maintenance that is in place to ensure the HACCP program works properly. Inconsistent PRP documentation is a frequent reason for non-conformity.
Provides information on how the batch can be traced from raw materials to final product and recalled. Both regulators and clients require that the procedure be tested rather than documented.
Auditors expect evidence that there is consistent self-checking at the factory over time, and not just once prior to certification.
This provides information on how any non-conformance identified during internal auditing or consumer complaints was resolved and prevented from happening again. A sparse CAPA log is often a typical red flag raised by auditors.
The documentation on how suppliers and raw materials have been assessed before being used within production processes. Food safety hazards can come up long before they reach the factory floor.
Training of employees with regards to food safety procedures, related to their responsibilities, with dates. Auditors usually go as far as asking employees themselves about their training.
Bridging technical complexity and operational excellence across highly regulated global markets.
We support food and beverage manufacturers in establishing FSSC 22000 systems covering food safety controls, hygiene practices, hazard management, traceability, supplier controls, and production processes.
Our FSSC 22000 support for dairy businesses covers milk handling, processing, storage, sanitation, temperature control, contamination prevention, traceability, and other food safety requirements across dairy operations.
We help meat and seafood businesses implement food safety controls for raw material handling, processing, cold-chain management, hygiene, cross-contamination prevention, traceability, and storage.
We assist bakeries and confectionery manufacturers with FSSC 22000 requirements related to ingredient control, allergen management, sanitation, production hygiene, process controls, traceability, and finished-product safety.
Our FSSC 22000 services help snack manufacturers control raw materials, allergens, processing conditions, hygiene, foreign-body risks, packaging, storage, and traceability throughout production.
We support fruit and vegetable processors with food safety systems covering raw material sourcing, washing, processing, contamination control, hygiene, temperature management, packaging, storage, and traceability.
Our consultants help grain and pulse processors establish controls for raw material inspection, cleaning, milling, processing, storage, pest management, contamination risks, traceability, and food safety monitoring.
We support spice, sauce, seasoning, and condiment manufacturers with controls for ingredient quality, microbial hazards, allergen management, foreign-body prevention, sanitation, processing, packaging, and traceability.
We support animal feed manufacturers with FSSC 22000 requirements covering ingredient sourcing, hazard control, contamination prevention, production hygiene, traceability, storage, and supplier management.
We help businesses involved in food storage and transportation establish controls for temperature management, hygiene, contamination prevention, product handling, traceability, vehicle or facility sanitation, and supply-chain food safety.
Before working with us, most factories ask the same things. These FAQs cover what Legal4sure does and how we support you.
The FSSC 22000 Certification is a global food safety management standard for food producers, food packers and storage providers involved in the food manufacturing chain. Organizations providing organized retail, food service or export markets are typically the ones that get requests for FSSC 22000 from their buyers, because FSSC 22000 Certification is an integration of ISO 22000 and the prerequisite programs of specific sectors.
The FSSC 22000 Certification Process starts with the gap assessment, and ends with Stage 1 and Stage 2 external audit after implementation of FSMS and HACCP systems and conducting internal audits.
The FSSC 22000 Certification Cost in India depends upon the size of the factory, the level of document preparation, and the certification body chosen for the audit. The three main cost drivers include consultancy costs, certification body costs, and physical changes required to close the gaps. So a quoted price based on the scope of work following the gap assessment is more realistic than the estimated cost.
It is possible to prepare the documents ourselves but FSSC 22000 Documentation Consultants usually identify gaps in the documentation which are missed out by internal staff simply because of proximity to the day-to-day activities of the factory.
V6 introduced additional requirements in terms of food safety culture, equipment management and communications, besides FSMS and PRPs. Firms upgrading from an older version hire an FSSC 22000 v6 Consultant in order not to overlook anything.
An FSSC 22000 Audit in itself (Stage 1 & Stage 2) normally takes a few days at site, depending on the size of the company and facilities. But much more time goes into preparation of the FSMS, documentation completion and internal audit.
FSSC 22000 expands upon ISO 22000 by incorporating industry-specific prerequisite programs and standards related to food fraud, food defense, and allergen control. FSSC 22000 is the version that global retailers and GFSI benchmarked buyers need.
Yes, Legal4sure can help you at all stages of the FSSC 22000 Certification Registration process, including gap analysis, document creation, internal auditing, and coordination with the certification body. A single consultant will be assigned to your organization during both stage 1 and stage 2 audits and for the initial surveillance cycle.
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