The Food Safety Management System (FSMS) helps food businesses ensure the food they provide is safe for consumption. It is a pre-emptive approach to identify, prevent, and reduce food-borne hazards.
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SFA currently requires catering businesses and those providing catering as an ancillary service to implement a FSMS.
Under the Safety Assurance for Food Establishments (SAFE) framework, having a FSMS can allow food establishments to attain better grades, if other conditions are also met.
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A FSMS equips businesses to take a pre-emptive approach towards identifying, preventing, and reducing food-borne hazards, to ensure food is safe for consumption.
The FSMS puts in place a holistic system of controls to identify, prevent and reduce hazards at every stage of the food handling and preparation stage, from receiving ingredients to serving customers.
A FSMS is a holistic system of controls based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles and Pre-Requisite Programmes to establish and maintain a hygienic environment for the processing and handling of food.
Pre-Requisite Programmes (PRPs)
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) System
Proper Record-Keeping
You can learn how to prepare and implement a FSMS plan by attending the WSQ Food Safety Course (FSC) Level 4.
Any retail food business approved to conduct catering activities must have at least one employee who has passed WSQ FSC Level 4 and attained the Statement of Attainment.
For details on the course content, training providers and eligibility for the course, see WSQ Food Safety Course (FSC) Level 4.
Refer to Food Safety Management Systems to choose the Singapore Standards that suit your business needs.
To get your FSMS certified, you can approach the certification bodies accredited by the Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC).
You can use the Search Tool provided by SAC to find an accredited certification body.
| Certified FSMS | Non-Certified FSMS |
|---|---|
Certified by certification bodies that are accredited by any one of the following:
In summary, FSMS certifications currently recognised are:
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| Certified FSMS | Non-Certified FSMS | |
|---|---|---|
| FSMS Plan | ✔ Certified FSMS Plan | ✔ Non-Certified FSMS Plan developed or endorsed by personnel who have passed the WSQ Food Safety Course (FSC) Level 4* *Or the former WSQ Apply Food Safety Management System for Food Service Establishments Course |
| Company Information / FSMS Team / Product Description | ✔ | ✔ |
| Flow diagram with Critical Control Points (CCP) identified | ✔ | ✔ |
HACCP charts for CCPs:
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Valid certified FSMS certificate. Certified FSMS certificates carry the logo of the accreditation body. | ✔ | ✖ |
Statement of Attainment (SOA) certificate for WSQ FSC Level 4* *Or WSQ Apply Food Safety Management System for Food Service Establishments Course | ✖ | ✔ |
| Certified | Non-Certified | |
|---|---|---|
| Existing licence applicants | You should submit a full set of documents in any of the following cases:
| You should submit a full set of documents in any of the following cases:
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| New licence applicants | You should submit your documents as part of your licence application process. | |
You can upload your FSMS documents when you apply for your Food Shop Licence via GoBusiness.
If your documents are not ready at the time of application or renewal, the Licensing Officer will guide you through the next steps.
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