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The FSSC 22000 V6:2023 has just been published by the FSSC Foundation on Friday 31 March 2023. The FSSC 22000 V6 will have a 1 year transition period and the first audits to Version 6 will be effective from 01 April 2024. All certified organizations must complete the V6 upgrade audit before 31 March 2025.

The key highlights of FSSC V6 22000 scheme:
– Realignment of the Food Chain Categories in accordance with ISO 22003-1:2022.
– The scope has been expanded to include Trading and Brokering (FII) and reduced by removing Farming and FSSC 22000-Quality from the scheme.
– Integration of the requirements on food safety and quality culture.
– New requirements on quality control, food loss and waste, and equipment management.
– Strengthened additional requirements in Part 2 of the scheme, including allergen management, environmental monitoring, food safety and quality culture, quality control, product design and development, etc
– Changes and clarification on requirements for the Certification Process.
– Addition of a QR Code on FSSC 22000 certificates for improved traceability.

N.B: More information is publicly available on the FSSC website and documents can be downloaded free of charge .