FSSC 22000 Version 5: The Scheme Adopts ISO 22000:2018
Version 5 of FSSC 22000 was published in mid-2019. Its main purpose is to incorporate ISO 22000:2018, and audits against it start in January 2020.
Key points
- Version 5 was published in 2019, with audits from 1 January 2020.
- The scheme now uses ISO 22000:2018 as its management system standard.
- Sites make the scheme upgrade and the ISO 22000 transition in one step.
Three components
FSSC 22000 certification is built from three parts: ISO 22000 for the management system, the sector prerequisite programme specification such as ISO/TS 22002-1 for food manufacturing, and the scheme’s additional requirements. Version 5 replaces the first part with the 2018 edition.
What sites need to change
- The management-system clauses: context, interested parties, risks and opportunities
- The categorisation of control measures and the hazard control plan
- Control of externally provided processes, products and services
- The additional requirements, which were reorganised in this version
Timing
Because upgrade audits run through 2020, internal audits and a management review against the new requirements should be completed before the end of 2019 for sites audited early in the year.