Use of the FSSC 22000 logo and certified status
Plain-language summary
The logo and any reference to your certified status may be used for marketing only — never on the product, its label, its packaging or its certificates.
What the clause is really asking
Certification says your management system meets the scheme; it does not endorse any individual product. So the logo — obtained from your certification body in the specified green and grey, or black and white — may appear on printed matter, your website and promotional material, but not on a product, its labelling, primary or secondary packaging, certificates of analysis or conformance, anything implying FSSC 22000 approves a product, process or service, or where exclusions to your scope apply.
What auditors look for
Auditors check packaging artwork, CoA and CoC templates, websites and brochures. A logo on a label or a CoA is a nonconformity every time.
Typical evidence
Marketing material and website review; packaging artwork and CoA/CoC templates showing no logo or certified-status claim; the logo file and colour specification obtained from the CB
How to comply — recommendations
Put the rule into artwork control and document templates so the logo cannot creep onto packaging or certificates. Keep a single approved logo file from your CB and a one-line policy on where it may appear.
Common nonconformities
Logo or 'FSSC 22000 certified' wording on labels, cartons or certificates of analysis; wrong colours; logo used for activities outside the certified scope
Related clauses
ISO 22000 7.4 (external communication); FSSC 22000 2.5.2 (labelling and printed materials)
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