FSSC Quick Start Guide PDF
FSSC Quick Start Guide PDF
CERTIFICATION AUDIT
APPENDIX
SAMPLE TIMELINE
Managing Risk
First and foremost, building an FSSC 22000 System will provide
your company with effective management of food safety hazards
by creating an environment capable of producing safe product and
a management system to continually manage, monitor, validate
and improve the system.
Implementation Teams
Our years of experience assisting companies with Management
Systems Implementation have resulted in a very effective method
of implementation using a team approach.
The Task Teams that are set up will each look at the requirements
for their process and procedure. They will be responsible for
comparing the requirements of the standard to the current process
used at your company. They will:
• a production manager
• a quality manager
• an administrative manager
• an engineering manager and
• an executive manager
This will give the team the knowledge and authority it needs to
make decisions and devote resources to the project.
The FSSC 22000 Food Safety Team Leader and/or project manager
for the implementation project should lead this team. The team
leader will schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and collect
information to bring to the meetings.
IMPLEMENTATION: STEP-BY-STEP
Document Control
Records
Management Responsibility
Communication
Emergency Preparedness
Competence Awareness and Training
Infrastructure
Work Environment
Corrections and Corrective Action
Control of Nonconforming Product
Recall or Withdrawal
Prerequisite Programs
Preliminary Steps for Hazard Analysis
Food Safety Team
Hazard Analysis
HACCP
Verification
Traceability
Control of Monitoring and Measuring
Internal Audits
Train Task Team Members
Identify training requirements for those assigned to the Task
Teams. “Introduction to FSSC 22000” is our recommended
training for those team members.
Document Processes
The Task Teams meet as scheduled to complete the changes to and
implementation and documentation of the new processes. Use
the document templates, forms and implementation plans from
the FSSC 22000 Template and Implementation Tools Package or
Complete Training Package.
Review and Approve Documentation
The FSSC 22000 Steering Team reviews and approves all the
procedures and documentation developed by the task teams.
Major Nonconformity
A Major nonconformance is a nonconformance to the documented
system or to the FSSC 22000 Code that could cause an immediate
food safety risk or indicate ineffective implementation of a system
element. A Major Nonconformity must be corrected and verified
within 14 days of the finding
Critical Nonconformity
A critical nonconformance consists of a loss of control at a critical
control point, prerequisite program or other process step that
could cause a significant risk and product safety is compromised
or any falsification of records. A critical nonconformity results in a
suspension of certification.
APPENDIX
Use these sample documents as a reference as you implement
your FSSC 22000 system.
THE PROJECT PLAN
It is important to prepare a project plan to help organize and
manage the project. A sample project plan template is provided on
the next page. Lets look at how to prepare the plan.
Timetable
Step Start Comple-
Date tion Target
Team Leader completes oneline training
Conduct Gap Analysis
teering Team Meetings
Task Team Members are Trained
Announce Project to All Employees
System Complete
Desk Audit
Certification Audit
Certificate in Hand
THE GAP ANALYSIS
Once you have outline the project timeline, it is time to complete
the Gap Analysis and identify the specific tasks that will need to
be done to build your FSSC 22000 System. The gap analysis will
identify where your current system meets requirements, and
where changes and additions to your system must be designed and
implemented.
The outcome of the gap analysis will be a task list for your project.
You will assign the tasks to the task teams that you have identified.
Tasks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Assign processes to
teams x
Document Control x x x
Management Re-
sponsibility x x x x
Emergency Pre-
paredness x x
Competence,
Awareness and x x x x
Training
Corrections and
Corrective Action x x x
Control of Noncon-
forming Product x x
Recall or With-
drawal x x
Prerequisite Pro-
grams x x
Preliminary Steps -
Hazard Analysis x x
Food Safety Team x x x x x x x x x x x x
Product Character-
istics x x
HACCP Plan x x x
Verification x x x
Traceability x x
Control of Monitor-
ing and Measuring x x x
Internal Audits x x x x x x
Management of
Services x x x
Food Defense x x x
Fraud Prevention x x x
Management of
Allergens x x x
Management of
Purchased Mate- x x x
rials
Train the Audit Team x
Conduct Employee
Training x
Internal Audits and Man-
agement Review x x x x x
Stage 1 Audit x
CERTIFICATION AUDIT x
CONVENIENT ONLINE TRAINING
COMPLETE TRAINING PACKAGE FOR THE FOOD
SAFETY TEAM LEADER
If you are interested in a quick start and a fast track to your FSSC
22000 Certification, use our Complete Training Package to quickly
work you through each step of your implementation. Our tools
and training help you create a system that is effective, efficient
and tailored to your organization.
Internal Auditing
Gain the qualifications and skills you need in order to audit
your company’s FSSC 22000 system effectively and with
confidence. Includes an online, interactive practice audit.