The ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System-Requirements and Guidelines for Food Safety Management System Certification Standard was revised and published in June 2018.

ISO 22000: 2005 has been revised and updated, and the transition period to the revised published ISO 22000: 2018 standard is 3 years.

In order to be approved as an organization capable of performing certification audit, the SPEC completed the audit on June 13, and the approval was passed on July 16.

-To support the risk-based integrated management system, the requirements for ISO management system standards, including the basic structure of the standard, common key phrases and common terms, are accepted.

-Reorganized requirements to enable a logical approach for design and execution of integrated FSMS

-Introduction of the concept of process approach and material risk factors

-​More clear description of critical control points, operational prerequisite programs and prerequisite programs

-​Business Risk and Opportunity and HACCP's second-stage risk-based mindset

-​2nd stage PDCA approach of organization and operation

-Review and improvement of term definition

After the expiration date on June 29, 2021, all ISO 22000: 2005 certifications will be null and void.

ISO 22000:2015 must not be audited (including initial, follow-up, and renewal) after July 2020. From July onwards, ISO 22000:2018 audits should be planned.

In addition, all transitions to ISO 22000:2018 will be completed by April 31, 2021.

Details on the transition of ISO 22000:2018 can be found on the website Certification Service-Certification Standard.

​If you have any inquiries, please contact SPEC (02-561-9001).