PAS 223 – PREREQUISITE PROGRAM FOR FOOD PACKAGING

PROJECT OVERVIEW

To help packaging companies meet requirements in ISO 22000 (food safety management systems) as well as enable certification to a GFSI recognised scheme, SSAFE engaged the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop a technical specification that set out requirements to assist packaging manufacturers in controlling food safety hazards.

Published in 2011, the technical specification was subsequently submitted to ISO as one of the seed documents of ISO/TS 22002-4:2013 – Prerequisite programmes on food safety — Part 4: Food packaging manufacturing, published in 2013.

PROJECT PARTNERS

Alpla, Amcor Flexibles, British Standards Institution, Danone, Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC), Institute of Packaging Professionals/FSAP (Food Safety Alliance for Packaging), Kraft Foods, Nestlé, Owens-Illinois, ProCert, Rexam, Tetra Pak, The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever.

PAS 223 – PREREQUISITE PROGRAM FOR FOOD PACKAGING

BENEFITS

Provide food packaging manufacturers with a tool to meet PRP requirements set out in ISO 22000
Help food packaging manufacturers become better integrated into the food supply chain
Provide a route for food packaging manufacturers to become certified to a GFSI recognised scheme
Develop a technical specification through an open consensus-based process in less than seven months
Strengthen food safety
Enables GFSI recognized certification

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