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Module 2 of 7 · FSSC 22000 · Clause 5

Leadership

FSSC 22000 requires management to actively drive a food safety culture, not just sign off on one in a document.

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Commitment and food safety culture

Management promotes a food safety culture across the organization, with visible behaviours and communication, not just a statement.

Food safety policy

Consistent with the context, with a commitment to meet legal and customer requirements and to continually improve the system.

Roles and responsibilities

Includes the food safety team leader (HACCP team leader) with the authority to act.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • A food safety culture plan with documented actions
  • A food safety policy signed and communicated to all staff
  • A designated food safety team leader with authority
  • Management review minutes with a food safety focus

How to cover leadership in Kimobox

  1. 1Publish the food safety policy as a controlled document.
  2. 2Log food safety culture plan actions as tasks with an owner and a date.
  3. 3Assign the food safety team leader directly in the system.

The food safety culture plan stops being a slide: every action has an owner, a date and evidence.

See Kimobox's quality portal

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. FSSC 22000, version 6 Foundation FSSC · 31 March 2023
  2. ISO 22000:2018 — Food safety management systems ISO · 2018 ed.
  3. ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 — Prerequisite programmes. Food manufacturing ISO · 2009 ed.
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