FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification)

FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification 22000) is a GFSI-recognized (Global Food Safety Initiative) certification scheme for food safety management. It combines the requirements of ISO 22000 with sector-specific prerequisite programs — such as ISO/TS 22002-1 for food manufacturing — along with additional FSSC-specific requirements covering areas like food fraud prevention, food defense, and quality culture.

Because it is benchmarked by GFSI, FSSC 22000 is widely recognized and often preferred or required by large retailers, food manufacturers, and brand owners as proof that a supplier follows a robust, internationally consistent food safety management system.

FSSC 22000 certification is applicable to organizations across the food supply chain — including food and feed manufacturing, packaging production, catering, storage, and transport — that want to demonstrate their food safety management system meets a globally benchmarked standard rather than a purely national or company-specific one.