Better Product Safety & Quality

Communicate product safety and quality with a globally trusted assurance tool.

Consumers are seeking more assurances that food they buy is produced safely. FSSC 22000 certification from a trusted assurance platform gives customers and end consumers this certainty.

The Food Safety System Certification 22000 – or FSSC 22000 – is a complete assurance scheme for the auditing and certification of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS).

It also offers certification for combined FSMS and Quality Management Systems.

At Synlait, we have a strong track record of navigating complex regulatory environments and continue to meet the strict criteria of several product quality and safety accreditations.

Our Dunsandel facility received FSSC 22000 certification for all products. From 2022, we are introducing the FSSC 22000 certification process to both our Auckland and Pōkeno manufacturing sites.

Highlight product quality and animal health with low SCC Milk.

At Synlait, the quality of our milk and care for the animals that produce it is paramount.

We invest heavily in a food safety strategy that mandates rigorous testing for microbial and chemical contaminants, and we financially incentivise farmer suppliers to achieve consistently low somatic cell counts through a targeted monthly payment.

Keeping a close eye on SCC levels is a key step in ensuring the quality of our milk. Since 2018, our milk testing regime has shown year-on-year improvement, with a 4% drop in somatic cell numbers.

High somatic cell numbers in milk are a cause for concern. Cows with high SCCs typically produce less milk than those with lower counts. And milk that is high in somatic cells has a different composition to healthy milk, resulting in lower yields of cheese and casein products if processed. The flavour and shelf life of such products can also be affected.