ISO 22000:2018 — Food Safety Management Systems
ISO 22000 is the international standard for a food safety management system (FSMS). It combines the management-system approach with HACCP principles so organizations across the food chain can control food safety hazards and deliver safe products.
Who needs ISO 22000?
Any organization in the food supply chain — growers, processors, manufacturers, packagers, transporters, retailers, and food-service providers.
How does ISO 22000 certification work?
A Stage 1 and Stage 2 initial audit, a three-year certificate, annual surveillance audits, and recertification in year three.
The structure of ISO 22000
- Clause 4 — Context of the organization
- Clause 5 — Leadership
- Clause 6 — Planning
- Clause 7 — Support
- Clause 8 — Operation (PRPs, HACCP, hazard control)
- Clause 9 — Performance evaluation
- Clause 10 — Improvement
How SWC CRM helps you manage ISO 22000 certification
Organize your FSMS evidence
Keep prerequisite programs, hazard analyses, and control records in the project evidence library, mapped to the ISO 22000 clauses for fast retrieval at audit time.
Audit against food-safety requirements
Use a configurable ISO 22000 checklist for internal and certification audits, capturing findings clause by clause.
Manage corrective actions
Track nonconformities, corrective actions, and verification activities to closure with assigned owners and reminders.
Keep every site on schedule
Automated surveillance and renewal scheduling keeps multi-site food-safety certifications current and audit-ready.
Manage ISO 22000 certification in one platform
Run ISO 22000 projects, clause-by-clause audits, evidence, and renewals in SWC CRM — fully customizable to your team's workflow.
ISO 22000 certification: frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ISO 22000 and HACCP?
HACCP is a method for identifying and controlling food safety hazards. ISO 22000 wraps HACCP inside a full management system — adding leadership, planning, prerequisite programs, and continual improvement — so the whole organization manages food safety consistently.
Is ISO 22000 the same as FSSC 22000?
No. FSSC 22000 is a GFSI-recognized certification scheme that builds on ISO 22000 by adding sector-specific prerequisite programs and extra requirements. ISO 22000 is the underlying management-system standard.
Who needs ISO 22000 certification?
Any organization involved in producing, processing, handling, or distributing food can benefit. It is often required by retailers and larger buyers as a condition of supply.
Related standards
New to certification? Start with our step-by-step certification guide or browse the ISO glossary.