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FSSC 22000: How to Choose the Certification Body
Choose an FSSC 22000 certification body by its actual license and applicable scope, not the brand on a sales presentation. Use FSSC’s official certification-body list. Identify the legal entity that will sign the agreement and issue any certificate, its relevant food-chain categories and the sites and activities proposed for assessment.
Choose an FSSC 22000 certification body by its actual license and applicable scope, not the brand on a sales presentation.
Check the actual licensed issuing body
Choose an FSSC 22000 certification body by its actual license and applicable scope, not the brand on a sales presentation. Use FSSC’s official certification-body list. Identify the legal entity that will sign the agreement and issue any certificate, its relevant food-chain categories and the sites and activities proposed for assessment.
FSSC’s public register lists certified organisations; it is different from the list of licensed certification bodies. An accreditation body assesses the certification body under the applicable scheme arrangements. Neither a customer’s certificate nor a general accreditation logo proves that a particular supplier of audit services is licensed for your request.
Resolve a legal-entity mismatch before contracting
Prepare a site description, products, processes, outsourced activities and the requested certification scope. Ask the selected body to confirm applicable scheme requirements, audit arrangements, competence and any exclusions. Record whose decision establishes the accepted scope; the applicant cannot choose an easier category solely to reduce the quoted work.
Hypothetically, the official list names a licensed legal entity, but the quotation is signed by a different company using the same group brand. Before accepting, ask which entity will contract, audit and issue the certificate and how it is covered by the current licensing and accreditation arrangements. Verify the response through the official listing and the named body; do not treat shared branding as proof or automatically allege fraud.
Agree the audit and decision responsibilities
Compare written offers for the same site and activity description. Clarify audit time, applicable version, travel, reporting, corrective-action review, decision and subsequent assessments. A fixed positive result or pre-approved certificate is not a proper selection criterion. Keep consultancy preparation separate from the independent assessment and certification decision.
The licensed body decides acceptance, assessment arrangements and certification according to the programme. FSSC licensing and accreditation concern the body’s authority; they do not automatically certify the applicant or replace statutory food-establishment duties. The applicant implements the system and prepares procedures specific to its own operations and operating records. A certification enquiry to Kayra concerns actual activities, sites, application information, authority and impartiality risks; this role does not include designing or implementing the client’s system. For FSSC certification, separately verify the selected legal entity’s programme licence, relevant scope and current status; ISO 22000 accreditation alone is not an FSSC licence. A management-system certification body, other parts of the same legal entity and controlled entities cannot offer or provide management-system consultancy; separate contracts do not remove this restriction.
Official sources
Select the actual licensed certification body and confirm its applicable scope. Consultancy does not issue FSSC certificates or guarantee the body’s decision.
Where should I check a proposed FSSC body?
Use FSSC’s official certification-body list and confirm the named legal entity and applicable scope with the body.
Does the public register prove an auditor is licensed?
No. It concerns certified organisations; the licensing list concerns certification bodies.
Can a group brand or guaranteed result settle the choice?
No. Verify the actual contracting and issuing entity, scope and independent decision arrangements.
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Scope and decision verification
Conformity or certification decisions belong to the independent body or public authority authorised under the applicable law and programme. Verify the issuer, scope, dates and any official register entry. The applicant implements the system and prepares procedures specific to its own operations and operating records. A certification enquiry to Kayra concerns actual activities, sites, application information, authority and impartiality risks; this role does not include designing or implementing the client’s system. For FSSC certification, separately verify the selected legal entity’s programme licence, relevant scope and current status; ISO 22000 accreditation alone is not an FSSC licence. A management-system certification body, other parts of the same legal entity and controlled entities cannot offer or provide management-system consultancy; separate contracts do not remove this restriction.