ISO 22000 in 2026-2027: Revision, ISO 22002-100 PRPs and Buyers

Where does the ISO 22000 revision stand?

At close of voting, with no dated next stage. The ISO page for the ISO/DIS 22000 draft, consulted on 5 November 2026, stops at stage 40.60, “Close of voting”, dated 30 July 2026. Neither approval nor publication appears on it.

The life cycle published by ISO shows the path travelled so far. The stage codes and the dates are those of the page.

The pages for ISO 22000:2018 and its Amendment 1:2024 state that they are expected to be replaced by the draft “within the coming months”. The 2018 standard itself sits at stage 90.92, “International Standard to be revised”. Neither phrase is a date. As of 6 November 2026, the ISO/DIS 22000 page is still at stage 40.60: the ballot on the draft closed on 30 July 2026, with no later stage recorded.

Two practical consequences follow. First, the version to certify against remains ISO 22000:2018 with its climate amendment, which concerns clauses 4.1 and 4.2. Second, the content of the draft appears on no public ISO page, so we do not summarise it here. An article that announces the “new requirements” of the future edition relies on a text that may still change.

What does ISO 22002-100:2025 change for a site certified to ISO 22000 alone?

Nothing mandatory, but a better basis for your PRPs. The ISO page for ISO 22002-100:2025 gives a publication date of July 2025 and states that the standard is not mandatory by itself: it supports compliance with clause 8.2 of ISO 22000:2018, the prerequisite programmes clause, and it is read together with a sector part.

The situation is different for an FSSC 22000 site. Version 7 makes Part 100 and the sector part for the category mandatory, except for trading without physical handling, as the Foundation FSSC FAQ recalls. The detailed mapping by activity, from the old ISO/TS documents to the 2025 parts, is in our article on ISO 22002-100:2025 and the new PRPs for FSSC 22000.

For a site that stays with ISO 22000 alone, three reasons nevertheless argue for adopting the 2025 series:

• The text is more complete. The FSSC Version 7 scheme refers to Part 100 for food defence and food fraud (clauses 16.2 and 16.3), and Part 100 also deals with food loss and waste (clause 8.1).
• The auditor asks where your PRPs come from. A list linked to a standard in force is easier to defend than an inherited list.
• A possible move to FSSC 22000 is prepared. Your PRPs will not need rewriting the day a buyer requires the GFSI.

The FSSC 22000 Version 7 scheme makes the same link: it is with reference to clause 8.2 of ISO 22000:2018 that it makes the ISO 22002 series mandatory, except for subcategory FII (Part 2, §2.4).

What are buyers looking at in 2026-2027?

The scheme first, then the accreditation. The GFSI page lists FSSC 22000 among the recognised programmes, still at Version 6; ISO 22000 does not appear on its own. The Foundation’s FAQ states that Version 7 is going through benchmarking with the GFSI.

For a Moroccan site, this draws two families of customers. Those who accept ISO 22000, often local manufacturers and contractors, and those who require a GFSI-recognised scheme, such as European retail and many international groups. The same site may have both. Buyers and importers in Europe, Africa or the Gulf who read a supplier’s certificate apply the same filter. Our guide to ISO 22000 certification in Morocco explains how to decide.

The FSSC timetable comes from the Foundation’s Version 7 Upgrade Process document, and our article on the FSSC 22000 Version 7 timeline covers it in detail.

Accreditation is the second filter. As of 5 November 2026, Global ACI lists the Moroccan Accreditation Service, SEMAC (Service marocain d’accréditation), among its associate members, which have not yet been accepted as signatories of its Multilateral Recognition Arrangement. A foreign buyer may therefore specify which accreditation it accepts on an ISO 22000 certificate: ask before you choose the certification body.

What should you do until the new edition arrives?

Get certified, or stay certified, to ISO 22000:2018, strengthen what any future edition will keep, and monitor the official sources. Here is the checklist we offer to certified sites and to sites with a project.

• Check that the system applies Amendment 1:2024: climate considered among the issues, climate requirements of interested parties identified.
  
• Buy ISO 22002-100:2025 and the sector part for your activity, then link each PRP to a clause.
  
• Ask each customer, in writing, whether it accepts ISO 22000 or will require a GFSI scheme within two years.
  
• Check your certification body’s accreditation and its acceptance by your buyers.
  
• Train or retrain your internal auditors on ISO 19011:2026.
  
• Put the ISO 22000 revision on the management review agenda, with a named person in charge of monitoring it.
  
• Plan a gap review as soon as the new edition is published, without rewriting the system before then.