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Paris and Gorinshim, 29 August 2024 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, and FSSC are pleased to announce that FSSC 22000 version 6 has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements v2020.
Please Note: The GFSI Steering Committee vowed to grant recognition of the above mentioned standard on 23rd August 2024. Any certificates issued against this standard prior to the 23rd August are not considered to be GFSI recognised.
For FSSC 22000 version 6, the recognition encompasses GFSI scopes:
- BIII – Pre-process Handling of plant products
- CO – Animal Primary Conversion
- CI – Processing of Perishable Animal Products
- CII – Processing of Perishable Plant Products
- CIII – Processing of Perishable Animal and Plant Products (Mixed Products)
- CIV – Processing of Ambient Stable Animal and Plant Products (Mixed Products)
- D – Production of Feed
- G – Provision of Storage and Distribution Services
- I – Production of Food Packaging
- K – Production of (Bio) Chemicals and Bio-cultures Used as Food Ingredients or Processing Aids in Food Production.
Lalaina Randriamanantsoa, GFSI Senior Technical Manager said, “FSSC’s achievement of GFSI recognition is a clear indication of their dedication to maintaining the highest standards in food safety while fulfilling their mission to provide trust and deliver impact to the consumer goods industry. Their consistent alignment with GFSI Benchmarking requirements v2020 is commendable and highlights their pivotal role in strengthening food safety practices across the industry.”
Aldin Hilbrands, CEO at Foundation FSSC said, “We are pleased with the continued GFSI recognition of our updated FSSC 22000 Scheme version 6. It confirms that we continue to provide trust to the food industry and create impact by contributing to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This has also demonstrated our commitment to food safety excellence through the unique ISO based management system certification approach adopted by an increasingly growing number of organizations globally.”
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About the GFSI Benchmarking Process
Benchmarking is a procedure by which a food safety Certification Programme Owner (CPO) has the programme(s) they have applied to have recognised by GFSI compared to the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements (BMRs) for evidence of alignment. The process is designed to be executed in an independent, unbiased, technically proficient and transparent manner. A programme is ‘recognised’ by GFSI when it has been verified that it meets all every single requirement of the GFSI BMRs, i.e. both procedurally and operationally. A GFSI benchmark leader assesses whether the application meets GFSI requirements, followed by a public consultation period that is open to all GFSI Stakeholders. Recognition of a programme is subject to an affirmative vote by the members of the GFSI Steering Committee. The full process is defined in the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements document.
About the Global Food Safety Initiative
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition) is a CEO-led Coalition of Action from The Consumer Goods Forum, bringing together 42 retailers and manufacturers and an extended food safety community to help oversee food safety standards for businesses and help provide access to safe food for people everywhere. As one of the world’s largest networks to help achieve safe food , GFSI is committed to making food safety everyone’s business and the Coalition members are addressing challenges facing food safety systems in their supply chains and the markets they operate in, and are helping to raise the food safety bar globally. Its ambition is to strengthen and harmonise food safety systems so they are able to feed the growing, global population and develop markets that can deliver food safely, no matter where in the world the consumer is. To learn more, visit www.mygfsi.com.
For further information, contact the GFSI Team: gfsinfo@theconsumergoodsforum.com.
About Foundation FSSC
Foundation FSSC is a global non-profit and independent Scheme Owner to provide trust and deliver impact to the consumer goods industry and related supply chain. Since 2009, we have been dedicated to continuous improvement of global food safety, and in 2022, we expanded our scope to social responsibility. At FSSC, we support the consumer goods industry in implementing ISO-aligned management systems, reaching their certification objectives, and helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We provide trust to our licensed partners through a robust integrity program and an advanced assurance platform. Join us at www.fssc.com.
