About ISO 22000:2018 Announcement on the Revision of the Certification Standard for "Food Safety Management System - Requirements for Any Organization in the Food Chain"
Dear Applicant Organizations and Certified Clients:
ISO 22000:2018 "Food Safety Management System - Requirements for Any Organization in the Food Chain" (hereinafter referred to as the new standard) was officially released in June 2018. Our company hereby announces the related work for applications and certification standard transition according to relevant requirements as follows:
1. From June 30, 2020, our company began accepting applications from organizations certified under the new standard and applications from certified clients for transition under the new standard. For organizations/clients meeting the requirements, we will issue or reissue certification certificates based on the original certification cycle under the new standard. After the national standard is released, certificates will be reissued after the next audit based on the new national and international standards; 2. From January 1, 2022, all ISO 22000:2005 standard (hereinafter referred to as the old standard) certification certificates will become invalid; during the transition period, certificates issued to initial certification clients based on the old standard will be valid until December 31, 2021; after the transition is completed, certificates with a validity of three years will be reissued based on the original certificate effective date; 3. From January 1, 2021, our company will no longer accept certification applications (including recertification applications) based on the old standard, only accepting certification applications under the new standard (including initial and recertification audits) and transition applications from certified clients under the new standard; 4. From June 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021, the transition time can be negotiated with our company in conjunction with surveillance or recertification audits, or special revision applications can be submitted as needed; 5. From October 1, 2021, our company will no longer accept certificate transition applications. Clients who have not undergone certification transition before this date must be audited again as initial audits; 6. When certified clients prepare to implement the transition, they need to fill out a transition application. Our company will arrange transition audits based on the application. The following basic conditions should be met when applying for transition certification: (1) Completion of the management system transition planning work according to the requirements of the new standard; (2) Completion of study and training on the specific content and requirements of the new standard; (3) Completion of self-assessment of the organization's FSMS system against the new standard requirements, and adjustment, supplementation, and improvement of the management system according to the new standard requirements; (4) Completion of modification of management system documents according to the new standard requirements to meet the operation requirements of the new standard and ensure effective implementation; (5) Completion of internal audits and management reviews conducted according to the new standard requirements. 7. Attachment: "ISO 22000:2018 Standard Transition Application Form" Beijing United Intelligence Certification Co., Ltd.
Two Thousand Twenty June 30
