Standards updates

What’s changing in your standards, and when.

Plain-English updates on ISO 9001, BRCGS, SALSA and the rules UK manufacturers work to. Every update is dated, sourced and checked.

ISO 9001

Published

ISO 9001:2026 is published: what changes and when you must transition

ISO 9001:2026 was published on 16 September 2026. Sites certified to ISO 9001:2015 have a three-year transition period, expected to end around September 2029. Your 2015 certificate stays valid until then, but don’t leave the transition to the last year.

Published · transition open

SALSA

Audits from

SALSA Food & Drink Production Issue 7: audits from 1 September 2026

SALSA released new issues of all four of its standards in 2026. Since 1 September 2026, every SALSA audit has been carried out against the new issues, including Food & Drink Production Issue 7.

In force

BRCGS Food Safety

Effective from

BRCGS Food Safety: Issue 9 still current, position statements updated from 10 August 2026

Issue 9 is still the edition you are audited against, and Issue 10 has not been released. Updated position statements apply to audits from 10 August 2026, aligning the scheme with GFSI’s 2024 benchmarking requirements.

Issue 9 current