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Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000) Version 7 Awareness

Help everyone on site understand what the scheme asks of them.

A practical introduction to FSSC 22000 Version 7: what the scheme is and who it is for, food chain categories, ISO 22000 in brief, prerequisite programmes, the FSSC additional requirements from food defence and food fraud to allergens and food loss and waste, and how certification and unannounced audits work.

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Standard and editionFSSC 22000 Version 7

Last updated4 October 2026

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Learning outcomes

Knowledge you can put to work.

Connect the subject to the responsibilities and decisions people encounter in their roles.

  • Explain what FSSC 22000 is and how its three parts fit together
  • Describe the food chain categories and scope
  • Recognise the FSSC additional requirements and what they mean on site
  • Understand the role of prerequisite programmes and routine site inspections
  • Know how certification and unannounced audits work, and your own part

Part of: HACCP ISO 22000 and FSSC Food Safety Training

Inside the course

A clear path through the essentials.

13 modules, 13 practice checkpoints and a final exam. Video runtimes are approximate; allow additional time for the practice questions and the final exam.

Part 1Module 1Approx. 9 min
  1. Why FSSC 220009 min
  2. Practice: Why FSSC 220003 questions
Part 2Module 2Approx. 9 min
  1. What the scheme is9 min
  2. Practice: What the scheme is3 questions
Part 3Module 3Approx. 8 min
  1. Food chain categories and scope8 min
  2. Practice: Food chain categories and scope3 questions
Part 4Module 4Approx. 9 min
  1. ISO 22000 in one module9 min
  2. Practice: ISO 22000 in one module3 questions
Part 5Module 5Approx. 7 min
  1. Food defence and food fraud7 min
  2. Practice: Food defence and food fraud3 questions
Part 6Module 6Approx. 7 min
  1. Allergen management7 min
  2. Practice: Allergen management3 questions
Part 7Module 7Approx. 7 min
  1. Environmental monitoring and foreign matter7 min
  2. Practice: Environmental monitoring and foreign matter3 questions
Part 8Module 8Approx. 7 min
  1. Culture and quality control7 min
  2. Practice: Culture and quality control3 questions
Part 9Module 9Approx. 8 min
  1. Suppliers, labs, labels and new products8 min
  2. Practice: Suppliers, labs, labels and new products3 questions
Part 10Module 10Approx. 9 min
  1. Prerequisite programmes and PRP checks9 min
  2. Practice: Prerequisite programmes and PRP checks3 questions
Part 11Module 11Approx. 8 min
  1. Storage, equipment, and food loss and waste8 min
  2. Practice: Storage, equipment, and food loss and waste3 questions
Part 12Module 12Approx. 8 min
  1. Telling the certification body, the logo, multi-site8 min
  2. Practice: Telling the certification body, the logo, multi-site3 questions
Part 13Module 13Approx. 8 min
  1. Certification, unannounced audits, and your part8 min
  2. Practice: Certification, unannounced audits, and your part3 questions

Assessment & completion

Complete the learning.
Keep a verifiable record.

Learners who complete the course and its final exam receive a numbered Sterling Academy Certificate of Completion with online QR verification.

This records course completion. It does not confer ISO certification or a professional auditor qualification.

Pass mark
70%
Prerequisites
None
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