FSSC 22000 certification in Thailand

FSSC 22000 certification in Thailand at a glance

Retailers and brand owners that ask Thai food producers for FSSC 22000 are asking for a scheme, not just a standard. The Board of Investment's Investment Promotion Guide 2025 refers to ISO 22000 or other standards accepted by the Global Food Safety Initiative for specified food activities, and does not name FSSC 22000, so the choice depends on what customers and any promotion conditions accept. The Eastern Economic Corridor's BCG economy cluster lists advanced agriculture and food for the future, which keeps Thai food processing in a promoted sector. FSSC 22000 builds on ISO 22000 and adds scheme requirements such as food defence and food safety culture; certificates come from certification bodies licensed by the scheme owner and accredited, and the bureau ACFS has ISO 22000 recorded in its own scope. Sterling's Manila office prepares Thai processors for that audit, on site where the plant must be seen, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included in the engagement. Local questions are answered below.

Who needs FSSC 22000 in Thailand, and what happens without it

In Thailand the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Food manufacturers supplying retailers and brand owners that require a GFSI-benchmarked schemeThe BOI guide itself refers to standards accepted by the Global Food Safety Initiative for food activities.
• Packaging producers serving the food industryFood brand owners extend scheme requirements to their packaging suppliers.
• Food and agro-processors in the Eastern Economic CorridorThe BCG economy cluster includes advanced agriculture and food for the future.
• Exporters whose buyers name FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 requirements in Thailand

Strip away the vocabulary and FSSC 22000 asks a company to prove six things about food safety to the level global buyers expect.

In Thailand these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: FSSC 22000 explained →

• FSSC 22000 requirements, clause by clause in plain language

How to get FSSC 22000 certified in Thailand

One team from the Manila office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Thailand are served from Sterling's Manila office, on site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against FSSC 22000 and the Thai requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

• The FSSC 22000 certification process, step by step

How long does FSSC 22000 certification take in Thailand?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Thailand these are the factors that set the timeline.

• How much of ISO 22000 and prerequisite programmes already exists
• Food safety culture and food defence work to add
• Scheme audit scheduling around production peaks and holidays

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does FSSC 22000 certification cost in Thailand?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Thailand these factors move both.

• Number of sites and product categories
• Additional scheme requirements beyond the ISO standard
• Certification body audit fees quoted separately from consulting

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

• What makes up the cost of FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 consultants and certification bodies in Thailand

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers FSSC 22000 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Thailand are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

FSSC 22000 in Thailand: questions clients ask

More on FSSC 22000 for Thai organisations

• FSSC 22000: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement FSSC 22000
• FSSC 22000 certification in Thailand and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Thai businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Thailand often combine FSSC 22000 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Thailand →