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FSSC 22000, Through Partner Certification Bodies

FSSC 22000 is the GFSI-benchmarked food-safety scheme that global retailers and brand owners name in supplier requirements. QSI delivers it as a service through partner certification bodies, with the route stated openly from the first conversation.

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VIA PARTNER CB · Service delivery note: QSI delivers FSSC 22000 certification through partner certification bodies. The certificate is issued under the partner body’s FSSC 22000 license, and the issuing body is named plainly before any quotation. QSI makes no claim of holding its own FSSC license or accreditation.

// what.it.covers

The system, clause by clause, in plain terms.

A GFSI-benchmarked scheme

FSSC 22000 combines ISO 22000, the sector prerequisite programmes and FSSC additional requirements into one package benchmarked under GFSI.

The partner-body route

QSI coordinates the route end to end; the certification decision and the certificate sit with a partner certification body licensed for FSSC 22000.

Built on ISO 22000

Operations already running ISO 22000 extend into sector PRPs and scheme requirements instead of starting from zero.

Scheme discipline

FSSC carries its own scheme rules, including unannounced audit elements in the cycle. The obligations are explained before commitment, not discovered after.

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The route to the audit.

Five controlled steps for a bounded scheme-audit service, with the service boundary stated clearly.

Scope confirmation

Scheme rule review

Audit planning

On-site audit

Report and next actions

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The clock, stated honestly.

End-to-end timing depends mostly on your readiness and how fast findings close. QSI gives a dated plan at application review instead of promising a certificate by a date no audit has earned yet.

01 · Application review

Scope, sites, shifts and man-days confirmed before anything is quoted.

02 · Stage 1

Documentation and readiness review. Gaps are reported before Stage 2 is planned.

03 · Stage 2

The certification audit, on your floor, against the running system.

04 · Findings closure

Correction and corrective action evidence within agreed timescales.

05 · Decision

Independent review of the file, then the certification decision and certificate.

06 · Surveillance

Annual follow-up audits in years 2 and 3, then recertification before expiry.

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Scope, evidence and claim wording stay controlled.

The food-safety system was audited against ISO 22000, the applicable sector PRP standard and the FSSC additional requirements.
The certificate is issued under the partner certification body’s FSSC 22000 license and carries that body’s recognition.
The delivering and issuing bodies are stated plainly, so the buyer always knows whose license stands behind the certificate.

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No serious quote starts with a guess.

FSSC 22000 is delivered through partner certification bodies. QSI names the issuing body, its accreditation and the scheme version before any quotation.

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Questions buyers actually ask.

Straight answers, because the audit will find the truth anyway.

FAQ

Does QSI hold its own FSSC license?

No such claim is made here. FSSC 22000 is delivered through partner certification bodies, and the issuing body is named before any engagement begins.

FAQ

How is FSSC 22000 different from ISO 22000?

FSSC builds on ISO 22000, adds the sector prerequisite programmes and FSSC additional requirements, and is benchmarked under GFSI, which is what global buyers are checking for.

FAQ

Will buyers accept the partner route?

The certificate is issued by the licensed partner body, so recognition follows that body’s license and accreditation. That is stated openly, which is exactly what a serious buyer verifies.

FAQ

Can FSSC work combine with other audits?

Where scopes and sites overlap, planning can align FSSC activity with ISO 22000 or HACCP work to reduce disruption. The scheme rules stay controlling.

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Related guides.

Service pages link into the resource vault so buyers can keep reading by risk, standard and audit stage.

Resource

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