FSSC 22000 v6 · v7 published May 2026 · GFSI
FSSC 22000 software with FSSC additional requirements evidenced — from FSMS to food-safety culture.
FSSC 22000 version 6 wraps ISO 22000 (FSMS), ISO/TS 22002 sector PRPs and eleven additional requirements — food fraud, food defense, allergen management, environmental monitoring, food-safety culture and quality — into one live evidence base an auditor can spot-check under the unannounced option. Foundation FSSC published Version 7 in May 2026: V6 audits may be delivered until 30 April 2027, and V7 upgrade audits run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2028.
ISO 22000 FSMS Core
ISO/TS 22002 Sector PRPs
Food Fraud + Food Defense
Allergen + Environmental Monitoring
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You're shopping for FSSC 22000 software because v6 added requirements your binder can't keep up with.
Food-safety culture is a poster, not a measured behavior
Food fraud and food defense assessments are annual Word docs
Environmental monitoring results sit in a lab spreadsheet nobody links to CAPA
Allergen cross-contact controls aren't verified per run
Quality culture and quality objectives don't map to live records
Unannounced-audit prep is a scramble every year
FSSC v6 built the way the scheme is written.
ISO 22000 FSMS Core
Full FSMS — context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement — with clause-level evidence.
ISO/TS 22002 Sector PRPs
Prerequisite programs for your sector (22002-1 food manufacturing, 22002-4 packaging, 22002-5 transport & storage, 22002-6 feed) evidenced as live checks on the floor.
Food Fraud + Food Defense
VACCP and TACCP assessments as living documents, tied to supplier approval, receiving checks and CAPA — not annual Word files.
Allergen + Environmental Monitoring
Allergen matrix with run-level verification (visual, ATP, allergen swab). Environmental monitoring program (Zone 1–4) with trending and out-of-spec CAPA.
Food-Safety + Quality Culture
Culture plan with measurable indicators — training completion, near-miss reporting, behavior audits — the metric v6 auditors actually expect.
Traceability + Mock Recall
Lot-level one-up / one-back with sub-hour mock-recall performance and quantity reconciliation.
What changes when FSSC 22000 v6 is one live system.
- Unannounced audits find the same evidence base as scheduled ones
- Food-safety-culture indicators are measured monthly, not claimed annually
- Food fraud / food defense assessments update with each new supplier or SKU
- Allergen changeovers are verified and released, not assumed
- Same base holds up for BRCGS or SQF when a customer switches
Every element a v6 auditor will score.
ISO 22000:2018 (FSMS)
All 10 clauses evidenced as live workflow — HACCP, PRPs, OPRPs, verification, validation, improvement.
ISO/TS 22002 Series
Sector-specific PRPs (22002-1 manufacturing, -4 packaging, -5 transport & storage, -6 feed) modeled as recurring checks with pass/fail evidence.
FSSC Additional Requirements
Management of services & materials, product labelling, food defense, food fraud mitigation, logo use, allergen management, environmental monitoring, food-safety and quality culture, quality control, transport & delivery, PRP verification — all covered.
GFSI Benchmark
FSSC 22000 v6 is GFSI-benchmarked. Evidence base is scheme-portable to BRCGS / SQF when a major customer switches acceptable schemes.
21 CFR 117 (where applicable)
Preventive Controls / HARPC alignment for US-market sites already required to meet 21 CFR 117 under FSMA.
FSSC 22000 software, answered.
What is FSSC 22000 software?
FSSC 22000 software is the platform that operationalises the FSSC 22000 v6 scheme — ISO 22000 FSMS, ISO/TS 22002 sector PRPs, and the eleven FSSC additional requirements — with live evidence an auditor accepts under both announced and unannounced options.
What's new in v6 that v5.1 didn't require?
Version 6 tightens food-safety culture (measurable, not aspirational), adds explicit equipment management, expands quality culture and quality control expectations, and requires environmental monitoring for higher-risk categories. V5's evidence model handles these as first-class objects rather than bolted-on documents.
Does V5 support the unannounced audit option?
Yes — and that's the whole design point. Because evidence is captured live, the platform performs the same on any given day. Sites electing the unannounced option find no gap between announced and unannounced results.
Can we run FSSC and BRCGS or SQF together?
Yes. V5's evidence base is scheme-agnostic — HACCP, allergen, sanitation, traceability, supplier approval and mock recall serve all three GFSI schemes without duplication. Dual certification is a documentation overlay, not a second system.
How is food-safety culture actually measured?
Culture indicators are configured as measurable KPIs — training-completion rate, near-miss / observation reporting rate, behavioral-audit pass rate, corrective-action closure time, employee food-safety survey scores — trended monthly and reviewed at management review. That's what v6 auditors expect to see.
How long does implementation take?
Migration from an existing FSSC v5.1 certification usually adds v6 gaps in a single upgrade cycle.
Capabilities vary by plan and setup. Confirm specifics with our team before relying on them.