ISO 22000:2018: The First Revision of the Food Safety Standard in 13 Years
The second edition of ISO 22000 was published in June 2018. It adopts the common ISO structure and clarifies the difference between PRPs, OPRPs and CCPs.
Key points
- ISO 22000:2018 was published on 19 June 2018, replacing the 2005 edition.
- The standard works with two Plan-Do-Check-Act cycles: one for the system and one for hazard control.
- Risk is addressed at two levels: organisational risk and operational food safety hazards.
Aligned with other management systems
ISO 22000:2018 follows the same ten-clause structure as ISO 9001:2015. Food businesses that run quality and food safety together can now integrate context, leadership, planning and performance evaluation in one system.
The main changes
- Two linked PDCA cycles: the management system, and the operational cycle that contains the HACCP principles
- A clear distinction between organisational risks and opportunities and food safety hazards
- Clearer definitions of PRP, OPRP and CCP, with action criteria for OPRPs
- Explicit control of externally provided processes, products and services
- The hazard control plan replaces the separate HACCP plan and OPRP plan
Transition
Certified organisations have three years to move to the new edition. Review the categorisation of control measures first, because many systems treat OPRPs as informal CCPs, then update the management-system clauses.