FSSC Auditor Training
FSSC 22000
Harmonization Conference
Singapore November 2016
FSSC 22000
General Foundation status update:
• 13,000+ FSSC 22000 certificates issued globally since
2010
• 104 licensed CBs
• certificates in 154 countries
• 87% Manufacturing & 13% Food Packaging
Manufacturing
• 1,500 FSSC 22000 auditors
• Scheme revisions: Version 1 (2010), V2 (2011),
V3 (2013), V4 (2016)
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FSSC 22000
Planned scope extensions:
• Catering (ISO/TS 22002-2) – planned to be added to
the scope of certification with version 4
• Storage and Distribution (NEN-NTA 8059) – expected
in the first quarter of 2017
• Retail (BSI-PAS 221)
FSSC 22000-Q
• upgrade to ISO 9001:2015
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FSSC 22000 Version 4
FSSC 22000 Version 4 will introduce the following
changes:
• Nonconformity Grading
• Mandatory Audit Report Template
• Food Defense & Food Fraud
• Unannounced Audits
• Auditor Competence
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FSSC 22000 Version 4
Transition period:
All certified sites shall be audited against version 4 after
January 1, 2018.
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Nonconformity Grading
New classification of findings:
• critical major nonconformity (new)
• major nonconformity
• minor nonconformity
FSSC 22000 does no longer allow the use of
Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs)/Observations.
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Nonconformity Grading
Examples for critical major nonconformities:
• breach of legal compliance
• proven falsification of records
• observed product contamination.
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Nonconformity Grading
Follow-up on a critical major nonconformity:
• certificate shall be immediately suspended for a
maximum period of 6 months
• Follow-up Audit on site to verify corrective actions
• certificate shall be withdrawn when issues are not
addressed within the 6 months timeframe
• when raised during an initial audit, the audit shall be
repeated within 6 months.
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Audit Report Template
A mandatory audit report template will be introduced:
• summary of the report shall be in English
• a full audit report has to be uploaded onto the FSSC
22000 database - ViaSyst will offer technical
solutions
• report shall include reference to objective evidence to
ensure that it clearly expresses compliance/noncompliance with Scheme requirements
• clear and concise detail of any NC shall be provided
in the Audit Report.
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Audit Report Template
Advantages of a harmonized audit report:
• harmonized audit report content
• increased audit report consistency
• facilitates data extraction and analysis
• used by every auditor for every audit type
• on-line editing and includes a tool for simplified data
entry
• data recovery from previous report
• off-line report available.
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Food Defense & Food Fraud
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Food Defense & Food Fraud
The organization shall document, establish and
maintain a procedure for Food Defense (FD) and
Food/Fraud (FF) threat/vulnerability assessment, that:
• identifies potential threats/vulnerabilities
• develops mitigation measures, and
• prioritises them against the threats/vulnerabilities.
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Food Defense & Food Fraud
Vulnerability/Threat Assessment Tools:
• Food Defense Threat Assessment
– ISO 28000 Security management system standard
– PAS 96 Defending Food and Drink guideline
– FDA Food Defense Plan Builder
• Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment
– SSAFE Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment tool
available at www.ssafe-food.org
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Food Defense & Food Fraud
The organization shall put in place appropriate
mitigation measures to protect consumer health.
These processes shall be:
• controlled within the scope of the FSMS
• in compliance with applicable legislation.
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Food Defense & Food Fraud
The Food Defense & Food Fraud procedure shall be
reviewed:
• after each actual or potential failure of a mitigation
measure, and
• at least annually.
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Food Defense & Food Fraud
A FSSC-PwC Cooperation pilot project for harmonized
audit approach of food fraud prevention was completed
in 2016.
Conclusions:
• awareness on food fraud needs to be increased
• additional guidance for auditors desired, ie minimum
documentation requirements
• additional audit duration requested.
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Unannounced Audits
Unannounced audits will be introduced based on:
• expectation by governments
• wish from the industry after horsemeat scandal in
Europe
• GFSI Benchmarking Requirements version 7
• some schemes already practice it
• pilots conducted.
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Unannounced Audits
One of the 2 Surveillance Audits must be unannounced:
• unannounced audit to be a full Surveillance Audit
• audited site is not notified in advance
• unannounced audit takes place during operational
working hours and can include night shifts
• a defined blackout period can be agreed
• if unannounced audit is refused, certificate shall be
suspended
• if the auditor’s access is denied, the organisation will
be liable for the auditors costs.
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Unannounced Audits
Definition of blackout period:
‘Time periods shared by the applicant or certified
organisation with the CB that prevents the
unannounced audit from occurring when the
organisation is not operating for legitimate business
reasons.’
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Auditor Competence
Requirements to maintain FSSC 22000 auditor
competence:
• 5 GFSI audits a year of which 3 FSSC audits
• exemption can be granted for individual auditors on
request of the CB
– long term sickness of the auditor
– extended leave
– lack of clients in region/country.
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Auditor Competence
FSSC 22000 Audit Team requirements:
• all auditors have to be FSSC 22000 qualified
• the audit shall be carried out in a mutually agreed
language
• use of translators and technical experts is allowed
• an audit team is not allowed to perform more than
two 3 year certification cycles (six years) at the same
certified site
• if an auditor starts auditing within the 3 year
certification cycle, the auditor will be rotated out
after 6 years.
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FSSC 22000
Summary of upcoming changes:
• publication of FSSC 22000 version 4
• alignment with GFSI BR V7
• scope extension, incl. Catering and Storage &
Distribution
The Foundation also intends to:
• intensify cooperation with authorities
• formalize working relationships with ABs
• introduce assessment program for FSSC 22000
training organisations.
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