The requirement that applies today
The organization specifies the corrections and corrective actions to take when a critical limit or action criterion is not met. It makes sure potentially unsafe product is not released, the cause is identified, the parameter is brought back within the limit or criterion, and recurrence is prevented. Corrections follow the correction clause and corrective actions follow the corrective action clause.
ISO 22000:2018, 8.5.4.4 Hazard control plan: actions when limits or criteria are not met; ISO/DIS 22000:2026, 8.5.4.4.
What the draft does
Subclause of 8.5.4; not listed separately in the public contents: The public contents name 8.5.4 at this position but do not list its subclauses. The subclause structure shown here comes from the held current edition; whether the draft keeps it is sold by ISO and not held here.
Source: public contents and foreword at 8.5.4.4, retrieved 2026-10-19.
Why this clause matters
This is the clause that decides what happens on a bad shift. The plan needs to say who holds the product, who evaluates it and who can release it, before the event. Sites that write "inform the supervisor" have not met the clause.
Suggested evidence to discuss with your auditor
For 8.5.4.4, 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 correction and corrective action protocol for each CCP and OPRP
- A worked example: the deviation, the hold, the evaluation and the release decision
- Evidence that the cause was addressed, not only the symptom
Where systems usually fall short
- A correction that returns the process to control but never looks at cause
- Product released by someone without the stated authority
How to prepare
Take the last deviation and walk it through the four requirements: was product held, was the cause found, was the process returned to control, was recurrence prevented. Any "no" is the gap to fix.
Dates
Cross-references
Source
Clause 8.5.4.4. Current edition: ISO 22000:2018. Draft: ISO/DIS 22000:2026. Retrieved 2026-10-19. The full DIS text for 8.5.4.4 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.