The Foundation for Food Safety Certification, owner of the FSSC 22000 certification scheme, will extend the certification scope of FSSC 22000 with Packaging Material Manufacturing according the recent publication of the PAS 223 – Prerequisite programmes and design requirements for food safety in the manufacture and provision of food packaging. The PAS 223 is developed [...]
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Extension of scope FSSC 22000 with Food Packaging Material Manufacturing
July 16th, 2011 by Tony
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BSI publishes PAS 223:2011 – Prerequisite programmes and design requirements for food safety in the manufacture and provision of food packaging
July 3rd, 2011 by Tony
The main standard for food safety, BS EN ISO 22000 sets out specific food safety requirements for any organization in the food chain. One of the requirements is that organizations establish, implement and maintain prerequisite programmes (PRPs) to assist in controlling food safety hazards. Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 223 is intended to be used by [...]
FSSC 22000 Free Webinar on May 24 2011
May 22nd, 2011 by Tony
The Foundation for Food Safety Certification has organised a free webinar for everyone interested in the FSSC 22000 developments on May 24, 2011. Please confirm your participation in the Webinar and feel free to invite other interested parties (like certified organizations). Time: 09.00, Europe Standard Time (GMT +01.00, Amsterdam) To register for this meeting click [...]
FSSC 22000 food safety certification continues to grow
March 25th, 2011 by Tony
A new era of food safety and a new approach to managing risks in your food supply chain A revolution in the way the food manufacturing sector is regulated and assessed is ushering in a new era of food safety. A whole new approach to risk management and quality assurance is achieved with FSSC 22000 [...]
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Launches New Packaging Technical Working Group
February 15th, 2011 by Tony
Stakeholders at GFSI meetings over the last 12 months have expressed growing concern over the need to provide a streamlined, harmonised approach to the food safety requirements which can be found in the plethora of packaging standards existing today in the food industry. As a result, it was announced today that GFSI has launched a [...]