Documentation Requirements for FSSC

22000 (Version 5)
…For Food Safety Management System

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 What is meant by FSSC 22000?
• FSSC22000 is a company-level certification based on a scheme developed
by the Foundation for Food Safety Certification. The standard helps
organizations ensure the supply of safe food and beverages. In addition to
the requirements set forth in this certification, FSSC 22000 fully
incorporates ISO 22000 and pre-requisite programs.
• InDecember 2016, FSSC 22000 has launched version 4 of its international
food safety and quality management system certification Scheme.
• FSSC 22000 Version 5 is latest newly developed Certification scheme.

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 Requirements for the upgrade process from
FSSC 22000 V4.1 to FSSC 22000 V5
The main reasons for changes in the new version of FSSC 22000 V5
are:
• Publication of the new ISO 22000:2018 standard
• Inclusion of the Board of Stakeholders list of decisions
• Compliance with GFSI requirements
• Continual improvement process

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 Benefits of Food Safety Management
System
• Offers a preventative approach to food safety.
• Enhances customer satisfaction / reduces dissatisfaction.
• Conformance to Legal and Regulatory requirements.
• Increase organisational credibility and reputation.
• Hazard analysis to evaluate threats to food safety.
• Helps to identify process improvements and reduced customer complaints.
• Reduces the need for and the cost of end product testing.
• Improves internal and external communications.
• Increases profitability of the company.

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 FSSC 22000 (Version 5) Documentation
Requirements
To transformation from an current system or establish good Food Safety Management
System and achieve a quick FSSC 22000 version 5 certification, an appropriate FSSC
22000 version 5 documentation is primarily required. Such a primary FSSC 22000 (V-5)
documents are listed below:
• FSSC 22000 Manual
• FSSC Procedures
• FSSC Exhibits
• Process Approach
• Blank Forms and Templates
• HACCP Documents
• FSSC 22000 Audit checklist
• FSSC 22000 Version-5 Compliance Matrix
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 FSSC 22000 manual
FSSC 22000 manual which provides clause-wise details of how FSSC 22000 (Version-5)
system is implemented. It covers the food safety management system, sample food
safety policy, objectives, scope, organization structure as well as how each requirement
from clause no. 4 to 10 of FSSC 22000 (Version-5) is implemented at macro level in the
organization.

FSSC 22000 manual should normally contain, or refer to:

• Context of the Organization
• Leadership
• Planning
• Support
• Operation
• Performance evaluation
• Improvement
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 FSSC Procedures
FSSC Procedures are also called operational procedure. FSSC Procedures covers all the
details like purpose, scope, responsibility, how procedure is followed as well as the list
of exhibits, reference documents and formats.

The list of sample procedures provided in the kit is as below,

• preliminary analysis of production process

• pre-requisite program
• hazard identification
• HACCP plan
• emergency preparedness and response
• product withdrawal & recall
• management review
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 FSSC Exhibits
The templates given under this directory cover guidelines for processes, process flow charts and
process models useful for process mapping. It covers activities of all the main and critical processes
as listed below with input-output matrix for organization. The process templates help any
organization in process mapping as well as preparing process documents.

Following are list of Process Flow Chart,

• Customer Service

• Dispatch

• Engineering

• Marketing

• Production

• Purchase

• Quality Control

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 Blank Forms and Templates
Blank Sample forms, records etc. are supporting documents used by the
company to record information for different procedures followed. The
organization is free to change the same to suit their own requirements. It
covers sample copy of blank forms that are required to maintain records as well
as establish control and create system in the organization.

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 HACCP Documents
HACCP Documents covers includes blank and filled HACCP documents on
Product Description, Process flow chart, Hazard Analysis Report, HACCP Plan,
Corrective Action Plan, Environment Monitoring Plan, Operation Pre-requisite
Programs, Pre-requisite Programs, etc.

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 FSSC 22000 Audit checklist
FSSC 22000 (version-5) Audit checklists will be a very good tool for the auditors
to make audit questionnaire for auditing. It will bring effectiveness in auditing.
FSSC 22000 (version-5) Audit checklists also comprising FSSC 22000 (Version 5)
requirements wise as well as department wise audit questions as well as self
audit questions are provided. It can be logically used for auditing during
internal audit for FSSC 22000 (Version 5) to establish proper audit trail.

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 FSSC 22000 Version-5 Documentation Kit

Global Manager Group provides FSSC 22000 Documentation Kit that having ready
to use document kit for FSSC 22000 Scheme (Version 5) - food safety system
certification, which covers FSSC 22000 Manual, food safety and HACCP
procedures, SOPs, formats, and FSSC audit checklists, etc., prepared as per
latest version 5.

The ready-to-use FSSC 22000 Version-5 documents are to ensure with all
clauses defined in FSSC 22000 version 5 certification standard as well as it
satisfies governing general requirements to create own documents for their
company in couple of days.

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 Why FSSC 22000 Version-5 Documentation
Kit is Useful?
• Users can modify the readymade FSSC 22000 templates as per their products and
create own food safety system documents for their organization based on the food
safety system.

• HACCP Procedures provided in FSSC 22000 Version-5 documentation kit can help in
fine-tuning the processes and establish better control over management system.

• Saves time and cost in documentation process.

• FSSC 22000 Audit checklist provided in the kit helps auditors to make audit
questionnaire for auditing.

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