What are the Key changes in ISO 22000:2018 vs ISO 22000:2005?

Key changes in ISO 22000:2018 Certification VS ISO 22000:2005

While several changes were prompted by the new ISO HLS – High-Level Structure which also influences the revisions of ISO 9001, 14001 and the new OH&S standard, ISO 45001, others were specific to the the discipline of food safety management.

If your organization is already certified to ISO 22000 or has implemented an FSMS, your team will already be familiar with its key requirements. There have, however, been several changes to the 2005 version which will require some preparatory work if your business hasn’t already transitioned to the new standard.

In order to be fully compliant with ISO 22000 Certification, your organization will need to review and adapt for the following changes. Any of our consultancy team at IAS will be able to walk you through these changes without too much flapping or fuss.

What is HLS

The High-Level Structure (HLS) is a set of 10 clauses that all ISO management system standards are required to use in the future. This is so that all management system standards will have the same look and feel, and will enable greater integration between systems of different disciplines. The HLS then uses core text which will be in every management system standard plus contextualized text that will be added depending on what the management system is about – whether it be Quality, OHS, Environment, Food Safety or another discipline.

HLS induced Changes 

Business Context and Interested Parties

In addition to the inclusion of new clauses for systematic determination and monitoring of the business context, the revised standard also mandates that the needs and expectations of interested parties, both internal and external (employees, customers, financiers, business partners, etc.), which might impact (positively or negatively) on the success of the MS must be identified and fully understood.

Focus on Leadership & Management Commitment 

ISO 22000 Certification now includes new demands on Leadership to actively engage with, and be fully accountable for the management system.

Risk management 

The risk-based thinking approach now embodied in management system standards mean that risk management in the FSMS has implications for business planning, management objectives, identifying improvement opportunities and allocating resources to reduce or eliminate the unacceptable risk to food safety from a wide range of sources.

Communication 

The relevant clause is more prescriptive with respect to the “mechanics” of communication, including determination of what, when and how to communicate.

Food Safety Manuals 

The explicit requirement to have a documented procedure has been removed.

Changes specific to ISO 22000:2018 Certification & Food Safety Management

The PDCA Cycle 

The revised standard for ISO 22000 Certification for Foods Industries has two separate cycles working in tandem – one covers the management system while the other covers the principles of HACCP.

The Scope Specifically Includes Animal Food 

Animal Food is food for animals not producing food for human consumption. Feed is intended to be fed to food producing animals.

Changes to Definitions

‘Harm’ has been replaced by ‘adverse health effect’ thereby ensuring consistency with the definition of food safety hazard, while the term ‘assurance’ is used to flag the relationship between the consumer and the food product, based on the assurance of food safety.

Communicating Food Safety Policies

The ISO 22000 Certification for Foods Industries requires leadership to provide clear communication of and facilitate understanding of the food safety policies by all relevant employees.

Food Safety Management System Objectives 

Establishing objectives for the FMS is further specified including items such as ‘consistent with customer requirements’, ‘monitored’ and ‘verified’.

Control of Externally-provided Processes, Products or Services 

The need to control the suppliers of products, processes and services, including outsourced processes, and to ensure adequate communication of relevant requirements, to meet the FSMS requirements has been introduced into the updated standard.

If your organization needs any assistance or support around transitioning to or implementing ISO 22000:2018 our highly expert team of ISO consultants would be more than happy to work with your business team to move things forward. For all your ISO consulting needs ISO 22000 Certification Body, contact India’s leading ISO Consultancy – IAS. For more details of our services log onto our website at  https://www.iascertification.com/. Check out these some frequently asked Questions. After reading that you have a question in Mind that how to get ISO Certification. For that ISO 22000 Certification Body helps to check out the ISO procedure.

The Major Changes

The new release has undergone a thorough revision for the standard, since it is the first revision of the standard after 2005. The standard has now been updated with ISO’s high level structure (HLS) and revised to meet today’s food safety challenges, where organizations with previous version certificate must transit to the 2018 version by June 19, 2021. After this date, the 2005 version of the standard will be withdrawn. The standard has tried to capture recent updates in the food safety landscape, changes in business diversity, global commerce and digitalization in food supply chains. The major proposed changes to the standard include modifications to its structure as well as clarifying key concepts.  

Core Changes

The core changes introduced in the revision will affect organizations that wish to maintain their existing system certifications, as well as the organizations that are involved in the auditing compliance. The changes will also effectively impacted on the existing system scope, top management involvement, documentation of the system, application of the risk based approach to organizational needs with a clear focus on the process approach through the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. The PDCA cycle has extended by adaptation of separate HACCP cycle which runs inside the PDCA. Additional changes introduced to the standard are differentiation of PRPs, OPRPs and CCPs, adaptation of ISO/TS 22002 (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) prerequisite programs on food safety, traceability, allergen management, supplier evaluation and acceptance which were the major criticism from GFSI to build their own FSSC 22000 while other minor changes were adapted to clarify and simplify the long held issues in the industry as well as to update international developments in food safety approaches in the last 13 years.

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