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Ready-to-use Excel tool — walk into your ISO 22000 certification audit knowing you’ll pass.
For food-chain organizations running a food safety management system to ISO 22000

ISO 22000 Certification Audit Checklist

Prepare for the ISO 22000:2018 certification audit before the auditor arrives — an Excel file that scores your readiness clause by clause.

  • Every requirement the certification auditor will check
  • Readiness scored automatically so you see your weak points
  • Gaps turned into a dated action plan before the audit
  • Instant download — a file you keep and reuse
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Dashboard
Detailed checklist
Summary
Action plan
ISO 22000
64%
Overall conformity
100%
Requirements covered
23
Open gaps
58%
18%
17%
Conform Partial Non-conform N/A
The starting point

The certification auditor has a checklist. Now so do you.

The ISO 22000:2018 certification audit tests your food safety management system against the full standard. Going in without a self-assessment means discovering gaps in front of the auditor. This file lets you audit yourself first, close the gaps, and walk in ready.

What you get

Exactly what’s inside

A sample of the “Detailed checklist” tab. Each row is a requirement the auditor checks, with what they look for.

ReferenceRequirement checkedWhat the auditor looks forReadinessStatus
Operation
8.2Establish, implement and maintain prerequisite programs (PRPs).PRP plan, verification recordsFood safety teamPartial
8.5Build the hazard control plan (HACCP): CCPs, OPRPs, critical limits.Hazard analysis, HACCP planFood safety team leaderNon-conform
Verification
8.7Control monitoring and measuring of the FSMS.Calibration & monitoring recordsQATo evaluate
8.9.2Manage corrections and corrective actions on unsafe product.Correction & withdrawal recordsQAPartial
Plus every other requirement across all clauses of ISO 22000:2018 — in the complete file.
File structure

Four tabs that work together

1

Dashboard

Overall conformity rate, number of open gaps, breakdown by status. Everything updates as you fill in the checklist.

2

Detailed checklist

One row per requirement: the point to check, the expected evidence, the owner and a status drop-down.

3

Summary

Charts generated from your entries: score by clause and status breakdown, ready to present to management.

4

Action plan

Each gap becomes a dated, assigned action, tracked to closure and ready for your audit.

Free vs complete

What the free list doesn’t give you

A free requirements list tells you what the standard asks. This checklist turns it into a working control tool.

FeatureFree requirements listCertification audit checklist
Requirements listYesYes
One detailed row per requirementNoYes
Point, evidence and owner per requirementNoYes
Conformity score calculated automaticallyNoYes
Dashboard and summary chartsNoYes
Corrective action plan includedNoYes
How it works

Three steps, from where you are to done

Step 1

You self-assess

You test your system against every requirement the auditor will check, and score your readiness.

Step 2

You close gaps

Each weak point becomes a dated, assigned action so nothing is open on audit day.

Step 3

You certify

You walk into the certification audit prepared, with the evidence organized and the gaps closed.

Self-assessment → Close gaps → Certification audit → Certificate

Coverage

The 7 clauses of ISO 22000:2018, requirement by requirement

Nothing is left as a heading. Every clause is broken down into the requirements you check off — here is what each one covers.

4Context of the organization
Issues & interested partiesScope of the FSMSFood safety management system
5Leadership
Leadership & commitmentFood safety policyRoles & responsibilities
6Planning
Risks & opportunitiesFSMS objectivesPlanning of changes
7Support
Resources & competenceAwarenessExternal & internal communicationDocumented information
8Operation (PRPs & HACCP)
Prerequisite programs (PRPs)Traceability & emergencyHazard analysisHazard control plan (CCP/OPRP)Monitoring, verification & nonconformity
9Performance evaluation
Monitoring & measurementAnalysis & evaluationInternal auditManagement review
10Improvement
Nonconformity & corrective actionContinual improvement & FSMS update
30-day money-back guarantee

Your purchase is protected for 30 full days

Download the checklist, put it to work on your real project, and judge it against what you actually need. If it doesn’t fit — or you simply change your mind — email us any time within 30 days and we’ll refund you in full. No forms to fill in, no justification to give, no risk on your side. We’d rather earn a satisfied customer than keep an unhappy one, which is exactly why every QSE Academy download comes with this promise.

One standard, one checklist per need

Which ISO 22000 checklist do you need?

Each stage of your project has its checklist. You’re in the right place for this one.

Implementation
Build the system, requirement by requirement
Discover
Internal Audit
Run the internal audit the standard requires
Discover
Certification Audit
Prepare for the certification audit before the auditor
You are here

Going further: the complete ISO 22000 documentation kit.

FAQ

What to know before you buy

Does this checklist replace the ISO 22000 documentation kit?
No. The checklist diagnoses your gaps and structures your action plan. To provide the documents that close those gaps, the ISO 22000 documentation kit takes over.
What format is the checklist delivered in?
An Excel (.xlsx) file, downloadable immediately after purchase. It works offline; you keep it and reuse it as often as you need.
Does the conformity score calculate itself?
Yes. You pick a status per requirement from a drop-down, and the dashboard and charts update automatically.
Which version is it built on?
The version in force, ISO 22000:2018, shown on the cover.
Will this guarantee I pass the audit?
No tool can guarantee a result, but self-assessing against every requirement the auditor checks — and closing the gaps first — is the single best way to remove surprises on audit day.

Pass your ISO 22000 certification audit

Download the certification audit checklist and walk in ready, not hopeful.

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