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7.1.1

Resources: general

ClauseUnchanged titleRetrieved 2026-10-19Last updated: 2026-10-19

The requirement that applies today

The organization decides what resources the system needs and provides them, for setting up, running, maintaining, updating and improving it. It looks at what its existing internal resources can do and where they are constrained, and it decides what it needs from outside.

ISO 22000:2018, 7.1.1 Resources: general; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 7.1.1.

What the draft does

Unchanged title: The public contents keep 7.1.1 at the same number and title. No structural change is shown.

Source: public contents and foreword at 7.1.1, retrieved 2026-10-19.

Why this clause matters

Resource decisions are where food safety commitments are tested. A site can have a perfect hazard plan and no cover for the person who runs it. The clause asks for a deliberate look at capacity, not a budget line that happens to exist.

Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor

For 7.1.1, these are the artefacts we suggest discussing with your auditor. The standard publishes no evidence list, so this is our reading, not a requirement.

  • A resource plan for the system, including cover for key roles
  • The decision record when extra resource was requested and approved or refused
  • Evidence that constraints were identified and addressed

Where systems usually fall short

  • A single person holding the system with no deputy
  • Resources reviewed only when something fails

How to prepare

List the roles the system depends on and write the deputy for each. Where there is none, that is the resource gap to take to top management, and it is a stronger argument than a general request for more staff. Write the resource decision as a one-page note to top management: the role, the constraint, the risk if it is unfilled, and the cost. A note with a number gets a decision; a general request does not.

Dates

Applies todayISO 22000:2018 as amended in 2024, the edition published today; certificate treatment after a new edition depends on the transition arrangements
DraftISO/DIS 22000:2026, DIS ballot closed 2026-07-29
Planning date2027-09-12 (estimate, not an ISO date)

Cross-references

5.1, 7.1.2, 7.2, 9.3

Source

Clause 7.1.1. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 7.1.1 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.