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.
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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.

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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.

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The number of food safety issues occurring in agricultural production at the farm level is on the rise. These issues include such problems as cross-contamination (allergens and other contaminants) due to bad growing and harvesting practices, undeclared ingredients, illegal dyes, incorrect pesticide use, improper use of chemicals, and others.

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Benefits

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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

Videos

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John Spink

on Food Fraud

In this series you will learn what food fraud is and its history, how it relates to risk management, how to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate against them, and why this is important for businesses and consumers.

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Medellin, Colombia

The Netherlands

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Jason Bashura

on Food Protection

In this series you will learn about the history and foundation of Food Defense, why it is important, see some case studies, why collaboration is important to strengthen food defense, and an overview of food defense in FSMA.

SSAFE

Medellin, Colombia

The Netherlands

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Neal Fredrickson

on Food Defense

In this series you will get an in-depth look into food defense, which requirements (regulatory and otherwise) you need to be aware of, how this topic is evolving, how to create defense plans and what the future holds.

SSAFE

Medellin, Colombia

The Netherlands

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Wim Huisman

on Food Criminology

In this series you will learn how and why crime in food occurs, and provide some techniques to try to neutralize it.

SSAFE

Medellin, Colombia

The Netherlands

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Chris Elliott

on Food Integrity

In this series you will learn about each of the Seven Principles of Food Integrity; food should be safe, nutritious, authentic, ethically and sustainably produced, and protect and respect the planet and people.

SSAFE

Medellin, Colombia

The Netherlands

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Member Interviews

SSAFE has been working diligently over the past 20 years to strengthen the safe supply and trade of food around the world. Our Board Members are key to that success so in October 2022 we asked our members (recognized leaders from across the food sector) why they love their job, why their work is so important, and why they support SSAFE. Enjoy the videos!

Quincy Lissaur (EN)

Executive Director of SSAFE

Himanshu Gupta

Corporate Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager

Ann Marie Carillo

Director, Global Supply Quality CI&S

Randal Giroux

VP Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory

Adrian Sharpe

VP Global Supply Quality

Monique Pellegrino

VP, Chief Food Safety Officer

Jason Richardson

Global Quality and Food Safety Director

Tom Ford

Vice President Food Safety & Quality Assurance

Cindy Jiang

Senior Director, Global Food Safety Risk Management, Global Supply Chain

Chris McCrystal

Global Head of Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Quincy Lissaur (NL)

Executive Director of SSAFE

Quincy Lissaur (ES)

Executive Director of SSAFE

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