ISO 22000:2018 Published

Posted on June 20, 2018

ISO has released the final version of the ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System Standard, replacing the 2005 version.

ISO 22000 Certification Food Safety Certified mark

The new ISO 22000 now adopts the High-Level Structure allowing organisations to easily integrate their food safety management system with other management systems like Quality (ISO 9001), Safety (ISO 45001) and Environmental (ISO 14001).

ISO 22000:2018 now has a new approach to risk management, strong links to the Codex Alimentarius, and offers greater control of food safety hazards combining key elements: 

  • communication, 
  • Prerequisite Programs (PRPs), 
  • and the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).

There will be a three year transition period but most companies will want to begin learning about the new revisions and start their transition sooner than later.