FSSC 22000 Recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative
02/24/2010
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), announced the FSSC 22000 scheme, has been given full recognition by the Global Food Safety Initiative Board of Directors.
On February 23, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced the FSSC 22000 scheme, has been given full recognition by the Global Food Safety Initiative Board of Directors. This comes after an extensive benchmarking process and an addendum issued in December 2009.
FSSC 22000 will be the first global food safety standard specifically targeted at the food manufacturing sector and is intended for the certification of manufacturing and processing of food ingredients and food products. The scheme uses existing standards for certification to ISO 22000, PAS 220 and ISO 22003, and will be accredited under ISO/IEC 17021 (Management Systems Certification).
For more information, read the full press release of GFSI below, visit www.fssc22000.com, and learn about LRQA’s FSSC 22000 services.
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