FSSC 22000 Certification Earned by Sonneborn LLC


Pittsburgh, PA – SRI Quality System Registrar is pleased to announce that it has recently awarded an ISO 22000 Management System certificate to Sonneborn, LLC, located in Petrolia, Pennsylvania, for the manufacture of white oils, petrolatum, and waxes.



According to Edward L. Maschmeier, Director, Certification: “We are pleased to acknowledge that Sonneborn, LLC has demonstrated effective implementation of a management system. FSSC 22000 certification provides evidence to customers, suppliers, employees, and their community of their commitment to food quality and safety.”



FSSC 22000 is process-based; certification recognizes organizations that can link business objectives with operating effectiveness. Companies that achieve management system certification to FSSC 22000 have demonstrated effective implementation of documentation and records management, top management’s commitment to their employees, establishment of clear policy and practice, good planning and implementation, good resource management, effective food quality and safety control, measurement and preventive action. Continual improvement has been institutionalized.



The Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) developed FSSC 22000. This development is supported by the Confederation of the Food Drink Europe. The scheme is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). FSSC 22000:2010 is a combination of ISO 22000:2005 and ISO/TS 22002-1:2009. ISO 22000 is the food safety management systems requirement for any organization in the food chain. ISO/TS 22002-1 is the prerequisite program on food safety — Part 1: Food manufacturing.



SRI Quality System Registrar is an internationally accredited registrar for management systems standards, such as ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, ISO 20000-1, ISO 27001, ISO 22000 and environmental management systems standards such as ISO 14001, RC14001, and RCMS. SRI also provides public training for auditing, implementing, and maintaining these standards.



About Sonneborn

For more than 100 years, Sonneborn has been setting industry standards the world over for the finest possible high purity specialty hydrocarbons in Personal Care, Pharmaceutical, Baking Food, Agriculture, HII, Microcrystalline Wax and many other applications. With manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe, Sonneborn is the world’s only high purity specialty hydrocarbon producer that offers this global reach of expertise and depth of experience. Sonneborn LLC is managed by OEP Capital Advisors, LP.



CONTACT at Sonneborn, LLC:

Jeff Picerno

100 Sonneborn Lane

Petrolia, PA 16050

724.756.9582

jeff.picerno@sonneborn.com



CONTACT at SRI:

Jennifer Jackson

300 Northpointe Circle, Suite 304

Seven Fields, PA 16046

724-934-9000 Ext. 660

jjackson@SRIRegistrar.com  

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