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ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management Systems
Role Play
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112 students

ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management Systems

Master FSMS, HACCP, PRPs, OPRPs, CCPs, traceability, and the path to ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 certification
Created byISO Horizon
Last updated 6/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Interpret every clause of ISO 22000:2018 and map it to operational reality
  • Apply the seven CODEX HACCP principles inside the ISO 22000 hazard control framework
  • Distinguish PRPs, OPRPs, and CCPs and decide which control measure category fits each hazard
  • Build a defensible food safety policy, objectives, and food safety team structure
  • Design traceability and recall systems that perform under real-world pressure
  • Validate, verify, and update control measures through the full PDCA cycle
  • Plan and execute internal audits and management reviews that satisfy auditors
  • Compare ISO 22000 with FSSC 22000 and choose the right certification path
  • Prepare for Stage 1 and Stage 2 third-party certification audits with confidence
  • Avoid the most common nonconformities raised against food sector FSMS programs

Course content

28 sections33 lectures
  • What Is ISO 22000:2018 and Why It Matters9:20
    Get oriented to ISO 22000:2018, the internationally recognized standard that specifies requirements for a Food Safety Management System (FSMS) applicable to any organization in the food chain. This lecture explains the standard's purpose, who publishes it, when the 2018 revision was issued, and why it has become the global reference for managing food safety risk. You'll learn how ISO 22000 unifies interactive communication, system management, prerequisite programs, and HACCP principles into a single coherent framework, and how the 2018 revision aligned the standard with the High Level Structure (Annex SL) shared by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The lecture also frames the business case for certification, covering reduced foodborne illness risk, smoother customer audits, easier market access, and stronger consumer confidence in an era of viral recalls and supply chain transparency.
  • Evolution of Food Safety Standards: From HACCP to ISO 2200012:08
    Trace the lineage of modern food safety thinking from the original NASA-Pillsbury HACCP work in the 1960s, through the CODEX Alimentarius adoption of the seven HACCP principles, to the fragmentation of national schemes that led the food industry to demand a single international standard. You'll see how ISO 22000:2005 was the first attempt to harmonize these approaches and how the 2018 revision sharpened the distinction between PRPs, OPRPs, and CCPs, introduced explicit risk-based thinking at both organizational and operational levels, and clarified the PDCA cycle as two interlocking loops. The lecture grounds these milestones in concrete examples so you understand not just what changed, but why the food safety community kept pushing for refinement.
  • The Farm-to-Fork Concept and the Food Chain Approach8:16
    Explore the farm-to-fork principle that sits at the philosophical core of ISO 22000, the idea that food safety is a shared responsibility across every link of the chain from primary production through processing, transport, storage, retail, food service, and ultimately the consumer. This lecture walks through each segment of the chain, the typical hazards introduced at each stage, and the organizations ISO 22000 explicitly applies to, including feed producers, primary producers, manufacturers, transport and storage operators, retailers, food service providers, and supporting industries like packaging, cleaning chemicals, and equipment suppliers. You'll understand why interactive communication up and down the chain is treated as a mandatory element rather than a nicety.
  • CODEX Alimentarius and the Seven HACCP Principles13:20
    Get a thorough grounding in the CODEX Alimentarius Commission, the joint FAO and WHO body that publishes the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969) and the HACCP system that ISO 22000 incorporates. This lecture explains the seven HACCP principles in plain language: conducting a hazard analysis, determining critical control points, establishing critical limits, establishing monitoring procedures, establishing corrective actions, establishing verification procedures, and establishing documentation. You'll see how each principle maps directly into Clause 8 of ISO 22000 and how the 2020 revision of the CODEX HACCP guidance influences current interpretation, so you can speak fluently about the relationship between CODEX recommendations and the certifiable ISO requirements built on top of them.
  • ISO 22000 vs FSSC 22000: Key Differences Explained10:40
    Clarify one of the most common points of confusion for food safety professionals: the difference between ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000. This lecture explains that ISO 22000 is the underlying management system standard, while FSSC 22000 is a certification scheme owned by the Foundation FSSC that combines ISO 22000, a sector-specific technical specification for prerequisite programs (such as ISO/TS 22002-1 for food manufacturing), and additional FSSC requirements covering topics like food fraud and food defense. You'll learn why FSSC 22000 is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) while plain ISO 22000 is not, what this means for retailer acceptance, and how to decide which path fits your organization's customers, markets, and risk profile.
  • Section 1 Quiz: Introduction to ISO 22000:2018 and Food Safety Management
  • Roleplay: Introduction to ISO 22000:2018 and Food Safety Management

Requirements

  • Basic familiarity with a food production, processing, storage, or distribution environment
  • General understanding of food safety hazards (biological, chemical, physical, allergenic)
  • Comfort reading process flow diagrams and standard operating procedures
  • No prior ISO certification or management system experience required
  • Willingness to apply concepts to your own organization as you progress

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Food safety failures don't just damage brands, they harm consumers, trigger costly recalls, and dismantle decades of trust in a single news cycle. ISO 22000:2018 is the international standard that gives your organization a structured, risk-based way to keep food safe from farm to fork, harmonizing CODEX HACCP principles with the same High Level Structure used by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and giving you a common language with regulators, customers, and certification bodies anywhere in the world.

This course walks you through every clause of ISO 22000:2018 in plain English, starting with the context of the organization, leadership commitment, and the food safety policy, then moving through planning, support, and the heart of the standard: operational hazard control. You'll learn how Prerequisite Programs (PRPs) and Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRPs) work alongside Critical Control Points (CCPs), how to build a traceability system that holds up to a real mock recall, how to design emergency preparedness procedures, and how to validate, verify, and continuously improve every control measure. You'll explore the relationship between ISO 22000 and the CODEX Alimentarius HACCP framework, the role of the food safety team and the team leader, the eleven specific commitments top management owes the FSMS, and the practical differences between ISO 22000 certification and the GFSI-recognized FSSC 22000 scheme that bundles ISO 22000 with the ISO/TS 22002 series of sector PRPs and additional FSSC requirements.

Designed for food safety managers, quality assurance professionals, HACCP coordinators, internal auditors, and consultants supporting food and beverage operations, this course assumes basic familiarity with food production environments but no prior ISO experience. By the end you'll be able to interpret each clause of ISO 22000:2018, build or upgrade an FSMS that meets certification requirements, lead a competent multidisciplinary food safety team, distinguish OPRPs from CCPs with confidence, prepare for and pass a Stage 1 and Stage 2 third-party certification audit, write effective root cause analyses, and respond to nonconformities raised by registrars without losing your certificate.

Whether you're preparing for initial certification, transitioning from an older food safety standard, integrating ISO 22000 with existing quality or environmental management systems, or sharpening your audit readiness before the next surveillance visit, this course gives you the clarity, structure, and confidence to make food safety a competitive advantage rather than a compliance burden. Enroll today and start turning the standard into a system that protects consumers, satisfies customers, and strengthens your career.

Who this course is for:

  • Food safety managers and FSMS coordinators in food and beverage manufacturing
  • Quality assurance and quality control professionals supporting food operations
  • HACCP team leaders, members, and internal auditors preparing for certification
  • Consultants helping food businesses implement ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000
  • Regulatory affairs, supply chain, and operations leaders responsible for food safety governance