NQA continues to develop its Food Safety programs and has recently added The FSSC 22000 certification scheme. This scheme has been benchmarked by the GFSI, an organization which represents over 70% of global food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Once fully implemented, the FSSC 22000 certification scheme is expected to become the sixth standard to join the stable of GFSI recognized schemes.

The importance of this program can not be overstated, FSSC 22000 is the only certification scheme based on the successful ISO 22000.2005 Food Safety management System in combination with the PAS 220, prerequisite programs for food manufacturing, published by BSI. Supported and developed by Danone, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Unilever, General Mills, McDonald’s, and CIAA, for the certification of food safety systems of food manufacturers that process or manufacture animal products (not including slaughtering and pre-slaughtering), perishable vegetable products, and non-perishables with ingredients like additives, vitamins and bio-cultures.

With the addition of FSSC 22000 NQA can now offer a full range of GFSI recognized Food certification schemes including:

• BRC Global Food Safety
• BRC Global Packaging
• SQF 1000
• SQF 2000
• ISO 22000.2005
• HACCP

To help in the implementation of your Food Safety Management System NQA has developed various tools and checklists. For more details please contact Stephen Upton, Director of Food & Product Safety Programs at supton@nqa-usa.com or call 540-287-2848.