ISO 22000:2018 - A Guide To The New Requirements.: Client Information Note
ISO 22000:2018 - A Guide To The New Requirements.: Client Information Note
ISO 22000:2018 - A Guide To The New Requirements.: Client Information Note
This guide will explain some of the most important The major changes to the standard include modifications
changes in the new ISO22000:2018 standard. While this to its structure as well as clarifying key concepts such as:
client information note only gives a brief overview of the
most significant requirements, it is highly recommended The high-level structure: In order to make life easier
to review the requirements in detail in the official ISO for businesses using more than one management
22000 scheme document, which can be found at system standard, the new version of ISO 22000 will
www.iso.org. follow the same structure as all the other ISO
management system standards, the High Level
Transition Structure (HLS).
The risk approach: the standard now includes a
ISO 22000:2018 was published on June 19, 2018. The different approach to understanding risk. Not only
revised version cancels and replaces ISO 22000:2005. addresses it risk-based thinking on an operational
Organisations have three years from the date of level, but also on an organisational level.
publication to transition to the new version. This means The PDCA cycle: the standard clarifies the Plan-Do-
that you have until 18 June 2021 to transition and comply Check-Act cycle, by having two separate cycles in the
with ISO 22000:2018 to remain ISO 22000 certified. standard working together: one covering the
management system and the other covering the
As we are waiting for announcements from the principles of HACCP
International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the global The operation process: a clear description is given of
association of accreditation bodies, we cannot yet provide the differences between key terms such as: Critical
further information on the exact details for the transition Control Points (CCPs), Operational Prerequisite
to the new version. Further information about timescales Programmes (OPRPs) and Prerequisite Programmes
for transition to the revised ISO 22000 standard will follow. (PRPs)
The ISO 22000 standard is a major part of the FSSC 22000 Implementation of the High Level Structure (HLS)
certification standard. The FSSC foundation has informed
us that they will announce a detailed plan on how to In 2012, ISO decided that all management systems
include the new ISO 22000 standard in its FSSC 22000 standards should be adjusted to the extent that they have
normative requirements in October 2018. as many identical clauses, titles, sequence of clauses,
definitions and identical text as possible. This new format
will help to standardize the used terms and management
principles.
The incorporation of the HLS into ISO 22000:2018 drives a Planning (Clause 6)
risk-based approach to thinking and acting. The standard
distinguishes between risk at the operational level and the In this section ISO wants you to do some strategic
organisational level of the management system. planning. In terms of risk-based thinking you are required
to identify which issues (as determined in clause 4) have
Risk at the operational level refers to the HACCP the greatest risk for your organisation and which provide
principles. The subsequent steps in HACCP are the opportunities. Once you have done that, you have to plan
necessary measures to prevent, or reduce, hazards to actions on how you are going to address these risks and
acceptable levels to ensure food is safe at the time of opportunities. Strong focus is also placed on the
consumption. This risk approach in ISO 22000:2018 is still objectives of the FSMS. These should be measurable,
in full alignment with the HACCP principles from Codex monitored, communicated, in line with the policy of the
Alimentarius and is not new in comparison with ISO FSMS and updated when needed.
22000:2005.
Support (Clause 7)
Risk at the organisational level, however, is a new
approach to risk in ISO 22000 and requires organisations There are no significant changes, but you need to consider
to consider risk from the beginning and throughout the new requirements related to communications which have
entire food safety management system (FSMS). This been added, including determination of what, when and
greater focus on risk throughout the business processes is how to communicate. There are also less strict
aimed at taking advantage of opportunities and requirements regarding document control. Furthermore,
preventing undesirable effects. suppliers and sub-contractors need to be evaluated,
selected, monitored and re-evaluated according to
How will this affect the FSMS at your company? defined criteria.
In Clause 8 you are further required to manage the It has been made very clear that a CCP is now explicitly
operational processes, such as PRPs, traceability, related to a ‘step in the process’, such as pasteurizing,
emergency preparedness and response, hazard control, sieving and metal detection. Whereas an OPRP relates to a
verification and control of product and process control measure or combination of control measures, such
nonconformities. The following major changes are as specific cleaning activities or specific glass breakage
introduced: procedures.
When selecting and/or establishing PRPs, the
applicable technical specification in the ISO/TS 22002 In addition, a CCP has a critical limit and an OPRP an
series should be considered. action criterion, which is a measurable or observable
Traceability requirements have been added and the specification for the monitoring of an OPRP.
system shall be tested and verified for its
effectiveness. PDCA approach on two levels
Extra criteria for handling emergencies and incidents
The standard clarifies the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. The
have been added. You are now required to
illustration below shows that there are two separate cycles
periodically test procedures where practical.
in the standard working together: one covers the
Now also to be added to the required documented
management system and the other, covers the principles
flow diagrams are: processing aids, packaging and
of HACCP.
utilities.
Regarding the characteristics of raw materials,
The first covers the overall frame of the FSMS (Clause 4-7
ingredient and packaging, the source needs now also
and Clause 9-10). The other level (operational planning
to be defined and documented.
and control) covers the operational processes within the
food safety system as described in Clause 8.
Further information
Figure 1: Illustration of the PDCA cycle at two levels (ISO22000:2018)
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