Overview
ISO 22000:2018/Amd 1:2024 is Amendment 1 to the ISO 22000:2018 food safety management system standard. This amendment introduces explicit climate action considerations by modifying subclauses 4.1 and 4.2: organizations are required to determine whether climate change is a relevant issue (addition to 4.1), and a note is added that relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change (4.2). The amendment strengthens the intersection of food safety management systems, climate change and stakeholder requirements across the food chain.
Key Topics
- Determination of relevance: the organization shall decide whether climate change is a relevant issue for its food safety management system (added to 4.1).
- Interested parties: a new note clarifies that relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change (added to 4.2).
- Scope alignment: the amendment applies to any organization in the food chain covered by ISO 22000 and aligns climate considerations with existing food safety risk management.
Applications
This amendment has practical implications for food businesses, certification bodies and regulators working with ISO 22000. Implementation guidance (non-normative) for organizations includes:
- Assess relevance: evaluate whether climate change affects inputs, processes, hazards or supply chain continuity. Document the determination and rationale.
- Engage stakeholders: identify and review requirements from suppliers, customers, regulators and local communities that relate to climate impacts on food safety.
- Integrate with management processes: incorporate climate-relevance findings into existing planning, risk assessment and communication processes to maintain a robust food safety management system.
- Continuous review: monitor climate-related trends and revisit the relevance determination periodically or when conditions change.
Benefits of addressing the amendment include improved resilience of the food supply chain, clearer stakeholder alignment on climate-related food safety risks, and better preparedness for climate-driven disruptions.
Related Standards
- ISO 22000:2018 - baseline food safety management system standard to which this amendment applies.
- National or sector-specific guidance on climate risk and food safety may complement implementation (consult your national standards body for applicable documents).
For implementers: treat the amendment as a prompt to review your context-of-the-organization analysis and stakeholder mapping. The changes are concise but signal the need to consider climate change within food safety risk management across the food chain. For authoritative interpretation and certification implications, contact your national standards body or certification provider.
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