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Certificate Holder in ISO 22000 Foundation
An individual certificate demonstrating foundational knowledge of ISO 22000 food safety management systems.
Licensing authority: PECB
Initial by examination
- Appointments
- The requested 2026-11-25 through 2027-02-28 horizon is subject to the actual published English sessions and available seats. New sessions are published bi-weekly; full sessions require another date. No individual seat or date has been reserved or guaranteed.
- Award
- Pass the PECB ISO 22000 Foundation exam, apply for the credential and sign the PECB Code of Ethics; examination success is not automatic certificate issuance.
- Benefit Cycle
- For partner training, the first exam attempt, one free retake, application fee and first-year AMF are included in the training fee, within 12 months of instructor-led course completion or self-study/eLearning purchase. This personal cycle does not define the exam version's validity.
- Dates
- Current official program, directory and rules apply to the investigation; no official effective start or retirement date was found for this exam version or credential. Null dates do not assert unlimited historical applicability.
- Delivery
- Only the English online multiple-choice closed-book examination is proposed. PECB partners may arrange sessions, or candidates schedule available online sessions through myPECB. Paper delivery is the same examination and is not separately produced.
- Experience
- No professional experience or FSMS project experience is required in the official Foundation certificate table.
- Technical
- Follow PECB online technical requirements, attend at least 30 minutes early, show valid identity documentation and use the remotely proctored PECB Exams application with camera; secondary electronic devices are prohibited.
- Training
- Attend the Foundation training course; the course itself has no prerequisites. This Foundation exception applies despite the general no-specific-training rule for other certification exams.
PECB ISO 22000 Foundation
- Provider
- PECB
- Format
- English; online proctored multiple-choice, closed-book examination.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 40.
- Time limit
- 1 hour
Examination outline
- Fundamental principles and concepts of a food safety management system (FSMS)
- ISO 22000 requirements for an FSMS
Examination sources
- ISO 22000 Foundation — Examination
Examination / competency domains 1–2 / scope-index blocks 403–405
- List of PECB Exams — English ISO 22000 Foundation
Official exam directory / page 10 (rows 226–250) / ISO 22000, Foundation, English / table headers and row
- PECB Exam Rules and Policies — online results
Online Exam Rules and Policies / 03 Receive the Exam Results / Multiple-choice exams
- PECB Exam Rules and Policies — preparation
Online Exam Rules and Policies / 01 Prepare and Schedule the Exam / Foundation exception
- PECB Help Center — scheduling after training
Scheduling Your Online Exam / steps 2–7 and Troubleshooting
- PECB Help Center — available seats
Scheduling Your Online Exam / step 4 result
- PECB Help Center — future sessions
Troubleshooting / no sessions and fully booked sessions
- ISO 22000 Foundation — training benefit cycle
General information / fee inclusions and 12-month cycle
- PECB Exam Rules and Policies — delivery options
Online Exam Rules and Policies / 01 Prepare and Schedule the Exam / scheduling options
- PECB Exam Rules and Policies — online exam conditions
Online Exam Rules and Policies / 02 Take the Exam / identification and supervision