Free on-demand masterclass · ~18 minutes
FSSC 22000 Version 7 Transition Explained — every change, the dates, and a 90-day plan
FSSC 22000 Version 7 was published in May 2026: V6 audits end on 30 April 2027 and every certified site passes a full V7 audit between 1 May 2027 and 30 April 2028. This masterclass walks what changed — the rewritten ISO 22002-x:2025 prerequisite-programme family, every Part 2 additional requirement from 2.5.1 to 2.5.18, the five changes that need new records, testing or data rather than a re-worded procedure, and what changes about the audit itself — then lays out a 90-day order of work so the upgrade audit is a formality rather than a scramble. Narrated slides, no fluff, watch on demand.
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The masterclass tells you what changed. The free FSSC 22000 V7 Gap Checklist is the working file for it — 27 lines covering the ISO 22002 framework change, every Part 2 clause and the audit-process changes, each with the V6 position, what changed in V7, the evidence the auditor will ask for and a priority, plus status drop-downs, owners, target dates, overdue flags, a timeline tab and a readiness score that calculates itself.
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What you'll learn
01 · The four dates that matter
May 2026 publication, the last V6 audit on 30 April 2027, the 1 May 2027 – 30 April 2028 upgrade window, and the 30 June 2028 register withdrawal — and why your site does not choose its upgrade date.
02 · What the upgrade audit looks like
A full V7 audit, not a delta audit; announced or unannounced; the new duration formula and the contract addendum it triggers; what happens to your certificate expiry date.
03 · The new ISO 22002 family
One common baseline (ISO 22002-100:2025) plus a rewritten 2025 sector part — and what is actually new inside ISO 22002-1:2025 for food manufacturers.
04 · Part 2 additional requirements, 2.5.1 to 2.5.18
Every clause in order — purchased materials, labelling and artwork control, food defence and fraud competence, allergens, environmental monitoring, culture, quality control and line clearance, FEFO and tankers, foreign matter, PRP verification, packaging design, equipment, food loss and waste, communication, multi-site.
05 · Five changes that need real work
Re-mapping every PRP, allergen verification testing, culture from policy to evidence, named competent fraud/defence assessors, and food loss and waste objectives with numbers — with the evidence each one needs.
06 · What changes about the audit itself
Formula-driven duration, unannounced audits, hybrid audit rules, the new AI governance framework, and the Assurance Platform upload.
07 · A 90-day order of work and six mistakes to avoid
Twelve weeks of sequenced work, then a quarter of running the system before the auditor arrives.
Run the transition as a project
The masterclass explains the changes. The free FSSC 22000 V7 Gap Checklist below turns them into a tracked project — 27 lines with the V6 position, what changed, the evidence the auditor will ask for and a priority, plus status drop-downs, owners, target dates, overdue flags and a readiness score. Read the written guide for the clause-by-clause detail.
Independent explainer: the Part 2 walk-through paraphrases the FSSC 22000 Scheme Version 7.0 text (May 2026); dates and the Version 6 comparison draw on the FSSC Foundation's published upgrade process and certification-body guidance. Qlause is not an FSSC-licensed certification body or training organisation and reproduces no scheme text — verify every point against the free V7 scheme documents on fssc.com and your licensed ISO 22002-x:2025 standards.