FSSC 22000 Scheme Documents

This document contains the Version 7 of the FSSC 22000 Scheme published in May 2026.

The Board of Stakeholders (BoS) Decision list is a document which contains decisions applicable to FSSC 22000 Scheme Version 7.

This Annex describes the rules for the scope statements on the FSSC 22000 certificate.

This document has been developed to ensure a high caliber of audit reporting and sets out the minimum requirements and expectations in terms of the content and the level of detail required in audit reports.

The FSSC 22000 certificates shall be based on the templates in this Annex.

The accreditation certificate issued to the Certification Body shall be based on the requirements of this Annex.

This Annex describes the requirements for the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by Certification Bodies linked to FSSC 22000 audit activities.

The FSSC CoE is a commitment document that applies to The Foundation as well as for FSSC certified organizations, certification bodies, accreditation bodies and other business partners.

This Scheme Interpretation Article on Additional Requirement 2.5.1 (a) is in place to provide further clarification on the laboratory analysis requirements and the implementation thereof.

This Scheme Interpretation Article on Additional Requirement 2.5.9 is in place to provide further clarification on the quality control requirements and the implementation thereof.

Guidance Document for FSSC 22000 Certified Organizations on how to implement environmental monitoring in their food safety management systems.

Guidance Document for FSSC 22000 Certified Organizations on how to implement equipment management in their food safety management systems.

An overview of the main changes between FSSC 22000 Version 6 and Version 7.

An overview of the main changes between FSSC 22000 Version 6 and Version 7 - Annex 1 to 5

This document provides the requirements for the upgrade process from FSSC 22000 V6 to FSSC 22000 V7.