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7.5.1

Documented information: general

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

The requirement that applies today

The system includes the documented information the standard requires, whatever the organization decides it needs for the system to work, and the documents and food safety requirements that regulators and customers require. How much documentation is needed varies with the size of the organization, the complexity of its processes and the competence of its people.

ISO 22000:2018, 7.5.1 Documented information: general; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 7.5.1.

What the draft does

Unchanged title: The public contents keep 7.5.1 at the same number and title. No structural change is shown.

Source: public contents and foreword at 7.5.1, retrieved 2026-10-19.

Why this clause matters

The clause gives permission to be proportionate, which is often ignored in both directions: some sites drown in documents, others cannot produce a current hazard analysis. The revision changes clause numbers, so the document index is also a transition risk.

Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor

For 7.5.1, 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 document index with owner, version, location and review date
  • Evidence that the amount of documentation matches the complexity and competence
  • The regulatory and customer documents the system depends on

Where systems usually fall short

  • A document set that has grown without review
  • Key records held only on paper in a production office

How to prepare

Count the documents that nobody has opened in a year. Either they are needed and should be maintained, or they can be retired. Then check the index names the current version of each document that matters. Count the documents nobody has opened in a year and retire them. A smaller, current set is stronger evidence than a large set nobody can navigate.

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

7.5.2, 7.5.3, 4.4

Source

Clause 7.5.1. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 7.5.1 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.