ISO 22000:2018 – What are the major differences?Posted by punyam on November 20th, 2019 The new release of the ISO 22000:2018 version of the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) standard – Requirements for any organization in the food chain, the update in this new standard is that it follows the same high-level structure that is generally being used by all the updated food safety management system ISO standards. The foremost advantage of this new updated standard ISO 22000:2018 has become easier to integrate with other management system standards. With ISO 22000 certification there allows a company to show their customers that they have a food safety management system in place. Also customer confidences in the product are provided by ISO 22000 certification. As customers demand healthy food and food processors need products from their suppliers to be safe, it will be more critical. This recent update to the 2018 version in ISO 22000 is the second edition of the ISO 22000 standard; in 2005, the first edition of the standard was introduced, and the recent version is its second edition which is ISO 22000:2018. Major Differences in ISO 22000:2018 While ISO 22000:2018 contains all of the same requirements for Quality Management Systems as the other revised standards, there are some specific technical requirements that make this ISO 22000 standard particular for organizations in the food industry. In ISO 22000 standard, Clause 8 specifies those ISO 22000:2018 standard requirements, which basically ensure the food safety on a technical level. And these requirements are:
These ISO 22000: 2018 standard requirements are self-explanatory and give very comprehensive details regarding how you need to manage and ensure your food safety. Purpose of the ISO 22000 Revision With this ISO 22000 revision, the International Organization for Standardization aims to:
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