Client note: In support of the ISO London Declaration on Climate Change, ISO passed a resolution last year that has resulted in two new statements of text being added to a number of existing management systems standards (MSS), and will be included in all new standards under development/revision, to address the need to consider the effect of Climate Change on the ability to achieve the intended results of the management system.

If you previously bought one of the below quality management standards, you will be entitled to receive an updated amendment with the 2024 London Declaration version of the standard:

BS EN ISO 29001:2020
BS EN ISO 41001:2018
BS EN ISO 22301:2019
BS EN ISO 19443:2022
BS EN ISO 37101:2022
BS EN ISO 22000:2018
BS EN ISO 34101-1:2020
BS EN ISO 15378:2017
BS EN ISO 9001:2015
BS EN ISO 14001:2015
BS EN ISO 45001:2023
BS EN ISO/IEC 27001:2023
BS EN ISO 50001:2018

If you’re eligible for the revised 2024 London Declaration version, we will be in touch as soon as possible. For further information and any questions you may have, please contact cservices@bsigroup.com.

What is this standard about?

BS EN ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management Systems is a full revision of the international food safety standard first published in 2005. It covers how any organization in the food chain can implement and operate a food safety management system that produces food that’s safe for consumers to eat.

BS EN ISO 22000:2018 provides clear guidance and recommendations that apply to the whole food chain, from primary production to retail, hence contributing to reducing food hazards.

This revised standard also supports Goal 2* of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, by reducing food hazards and improving food safety to ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food.

Who is this standard for?

It can be used by all organizations in the food chain, regardless of size or complexity. This includes:

Food manufacturers
Ingredient suppliers and producers
Packers/distributors
Transportation, storage and distribution services
Food service outlets
Caterers
Farms
Harvesters of wild plants or animals
Animal food producers
Organizations providing cleaning and sanitation services
Retailers
Suppliers of equipment
Suppliers of cleaning and disinfectants
Suppliers of packaging and other food contact materials

Why should you use this standard?

BS EN ISO 22000:2018 specifies requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS) to enable an organization that is directly or indirectly involved in the food chain:

To plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a FSMS providing products and services that are safe, according to their intended use
To demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory food safety requirements
To evaluate and assess mutually agreed customer food safety requirements and demonstrate conformity with them
To effectively communicate food safety issues to interested parties within the food chain
To ensure that the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy
To demonstrate conformity with relevant interested parties
To seek certification or registration of its FSMS by an external organization, or make a self-assessment or self-declaration of conformity to this document.

What’s changed since the last update?

This substantial revision is the first since its initial publication in 2005. A major benefit of this revision is that it follows ISO’s High Level Structure, making your food safety management system compatible with other ISO management systems standards such as ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environment Management and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety.

In addition, the revised standard:

Clarifies the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle so organizations can ensure their processes are adequately resourced and managed and that opportunities for improvement are acted on. The revision adopts two inter-related PDCA cycles, the food safety management system and the product production/service delivery PDCA based around the Codex HACCP principles.
Adopts a different approach to understanding business/organizational risk and opportunities associated with the food chain. The revision enables organizations to put in place controls to take advantage of opportunities and minimize adverse effects as well as apply the risk concept at organizational as well as at operational level through HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points)
Improves the operational requirements structure which is reconfigured as:
- Operational planning and control
- Hazard control and control plans
- Updating of controls.

BS EN ISO 22000:2018+A1:2024

Food safety management systems. Requirements for any organization in the food chain

Current

Published:

30 Sep 2024