The requirement that applies today
The organization continually improves how fit, sufficient and effective the system is. Top management makes sure this happens through communication, management review, internal audit, analysis of verification results, validation of control measures, corrective actions and the updating of the system.
ISO 22000:2018, 10.2 Continual improvement; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 10.1 Continual improvement.
What the draft does
Renumbered from 10.2 to 10.1: The public contents show continual improvement at 10.1, where the current edition has it at 10.2. The wording appears to be retained, which is an inference from the contents because the draft text is sold by ISO and not held here.
Source: public contents and foreword at 10.1, retrieved 2026-10-19.
Why this clause matters
The draft moves continual improvement from 10.2 to 10.1, which puts it first in the improvement clause. The substance is unchanged: improvement is a deliberate activity fed by the system's own information. A transition is a natural improvement project, and this clause is the hook.
Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor
For 10.1, these are the artefacts we suggest discussing with your auditor. The standard publishes no evidence list, so this is our reading, not a requirement.
- Improvement actions with a source, an owner and a result
- Evidence that the sources listed in the clause fed the actions
- A before-and-after measure, not only a completed action
Where systems usually fall short
- Improvement described as a list of projects with no measure
- Actions that fix a symptom and leave the cause
How to prepare
Pick one improvement from the last year and show the measure before and after. If there is no measure, the improvement is a claim. Choose the next one with a measure from the start, and note every document that cites the improvement clause so the reference can be checked when the numbering moves.
Dates
Cross-references
Source
Clause 10.1. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 10.1 is sold by ISO and not held here; the sources page lists what is.
Not legal advice; does not certify; our words, not the standard's, and the planning date is an estimate.