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7.1.5

Externally developed elements of the food safety management system

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

The requirement that applies today

When the organization uses elements of the system that were developed outside it, such as prerequisite programmes, the hazard analysis or the hazard control plan, it makes sure those elements fit this document, apply to its own sites and processes, and are adapted by the food safety team. It implements, maintains and updates them and keeps them as documented information.

ISO 22000:2018, 7.1.5 Externally developed elements of the food safety management system; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 7.1.5.

What the draft does

Unchanged title: The public contents keep 7.1.5 at the same number and title. No structural change is shown.

Source: public contents and foreword at 7.1.5, retrieved 2026-10-19.

Why this clause matters

Buying a HACCP pack or a consultant’s manual is allowed, but dropping it in unchanged is not. The clause requires adaptation by the site team, and that adaptation is exactly what an auditor looks for when a document reads like it came from another company.

Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor

For 7.1.5, these are the artefacts we suggest discussing with your auditor. The standard publishes no evidence list, so this is our reading, not a requirement.

  • The source of each external element and the record of its adaptation
  • Evidence that the food safety team reviewed and changed the element for the site
  • A version record showing updates after the adaptation

Where systems usually fall short

  • A purchased manual with another site’s name still in it
  • Templates used without a hazard analysis of the actual process

How to prepare

Take any bought or inherited document and find the place where the site changed it. If there is none, it has not been adapted. Add a short adaptation note, signed by the team, that says what was changed and why.

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

7.1.2, 8.2, 8.5.2, 7.5.3

Source

Clause 7.1.5. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 7.1.5 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.