The Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000) is a systematic program to managing food organization's safety responsibilities, is fully recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and follows the food chain category description as defined in ISO/TS 22003. 

FSSC certification is delivered by Eurofins Assurance India Pvt Ltd in India. You can view relevant scope of accreditation here.

While the accreditation is held by our offices in India, our local teams in USA are responsible for managing the certifications and audits, ensuring local expertise while maintaining compliance with international standards.

Scope of FSSC 22000 certification

FSSC 22000 certification features a 3-year cycle. This cycle consists of annual surveillance audits and a recertification audit every 3 years. The initial audit is performed in two stages. Surveillance and recertification audits all take a process based approach, instead of a checklist based audit. 

This audit scope is suitable for manufacturers of:  

• Perishable animal products (i.e. meat, poultry, eggs, dairy and fish products)  
• Perishable vegetal products (i.e. fresh fruits and fresh juices, preserved fruits, fresh vegetables, preserved vegetables)  
• Products with long shelf life at ambient temperature (i.e. canned products, biscuits, snacks, oil, drinking water, beverages, pasta, flour, sugar, salt)  
• (Bio)chemical products for food manufacturing (i.e. vitamins additives and bio-cultures) but excluding technical and technological aids
• FSSC 22000 certification Version 6

Coming into effect in April 2024, Version 6 has incorporated latest requirements of ISO 22003-1:2022 and reinforced the relevance to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Key revisions include: 

• Changes in scope categories:
• Retained with Changes: CI, CII, CII, CIV, D (D1 is now only D), E, FI, G (no longer with GI and GII), I and K  
• Removed: AI, AII, DIIa, DIIb  
• Added: BIII, C0, FII  
• Requirements for organizations to be audited  
• Scheme interpretation articles are included in the Scheme (Part 2, Section 2.2) and are available to CBs in MyFSSC  
• CBs will communicate relevant interpretation articles with (certified) organizations, as necessary  
• Strengthened several FSSC 22000 additional requirements  
• Several new requirements in clauses 2.5.8, 2.5.9, 2.5.15, 2.5.16 and 2.5.17  

Benefits of obtaining FSSC 22000 certificate

When a food company attains FSSC 22000 certification, it can enjoy: 

• Meeting the HACCP requirement of retailers and food service customers
• Improving food safety and management systems
• Building higher consumer confidence in their products
• Enhancing their brand and corporate image
• Expanding their market presence to reach new and potential clients 

Our certification activities are provided by independent Certification Bodies, separately from any consulting activities. Impartiality is safeguarded by Eurofins Assurance’s relevant policies to avoid conflicts of interest.