In 1998 the British Retail Consortium (BRC), responding to industry needs, developed and introduced the BRC Food Technical Standard to be used to evaluate manufacturers of retailers own brand food products. It is designed to be used as a pillar to help retailers and brand owners with their 'due diligence' defense, should they be subject to a prosecution by the enforcement authorities. Under EU food Law, retailers and brand owners have a legal responsibility for their brands.
The Global Standard for brc food safety was first developed in 1998 by the food service industry to enable their suppliers to be audited by third party Certification Bodies against a single consistent standard, reducing duplication of effort and enabling the food service industry to focus activities on areas of competitive advantage. Built on the principles of clear risk based requirements, informative report format and auditor competence, the
Standard has continued to develop and evolve with input from a wider base of international stakeholders including retailers, caterers, food manufacturers and Certification Bodies.
The Standard is closely managed by the BRC who license the use of the Standard to Certification Bodies who must be both accredited by their national Accreditation Body and abide by strict BRC requirements for auditor competency, reporting and performance.
In a short space of time, this Standard became invaluable to other organizations across the sector. It was and still is regarded as the benchmark for best practice in the food industry. This and its use outside the UK has seen it evolve into a Global Standard used not just to assess retailer suppliers, but as a framework upon which many companies have based their supplier assessment programmer and manufacture of some branded products.
The majority of UK, and many European and Global retailers, and brand owners will only consider business with suppliers who have gained certification to the appropriate BRC Global Standard.
Following the success and widespread acceptance of the Global Standard - Food, the BRC published the first issue of the Packaging Standard in 2002, followed by Consumer Products Standard in August 2003, and finally by the BRC Global Standard - Storage and Distribution in August 2006 . Each of these Standards is regularly reviewed and each standard is fully revised and updated at least every 3 years after extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.
New editions of the Food and Packaging Standard have been published, respectively titled Global Standard for Food Safety and Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials. Both the new BRC standards are differentiated by a number of innovations which have been developed in the course of extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. These include:
o Clearer and more detailed requirements.
o Greater focus on analysis of potential hazards.
o New specially-designed training courses.
o Increased emphasis on senior management demonstrating their commitment to the aim of achieving a satisfactory quality management system.
o Optional unannounced audits have been introduced for companies gaining brc certification grade A or B
o More guidance on implementing HACCP based on Codex Alimentarius principles
o Greater emphasis on senior management demonstrating their commitment to the aim of achieving product quality and safety and to ensuring corrective action for non-conformities is undertaken
o Expanded sections on issues of major importance, such as allergens and identity preserved materials, laboratory management, and physical and chemical contamination control
o A more rigorous grading system for grades B, C and D has been introduced with a re-visit by the certification body required within 28 days to verify corrective actions for grade C as well as audit frequency reduced to 6 months
o Revision of product categories that focus on product technologies that are now cross referenced with fields of audit pertinent to auditor requirements
o A new section has been introduced on site security requiring controlled access and training of staff, secure storage of materials and registration and approval of premises.
The Global Standard for brc food safety was first developed in 1998 by the food service industry to enable their suppliers to be audited by third party Certification Bodies against a single consistent standard, reducing duplication of effort and enabling the food service industry to focus activities on areas of competitive advantage. Built on the principles of clear risk based requirements, informative report format and auditor competence, the
Standard has continued to develop and evolve with input from a wider base of international stakeholders including retailers, caterers, food manufacturers and Certification Bodies.
The Standard is closely managed by the BRC who license the use of the Standard to Certification Bodies who must be both accredited by their national Accreditation Body and abide by strict BRC requirements for auditor competency, reporting and performance.
In a short space of time, this Standard became invaluable to other organizations across the sector. It was and still is regarded as the benchmark for best practice in the food industry. This and its use outside the UK has seen it evolve into a Global Standard used not just to assess retailer suppliers, but as a framework upon which many companies have based their supplier assessment programmer and manufacture of some branded products.
The majority of UK, and many European and Global retailers, and brand owners will only consider business with suppliers who have gained certification to the appropriate BRC Global Standard.
Following the success and widespread acceptance of the Global Standard - Food, the BRC published the first issue of the Packaging Standard in 2002, followed by Consumer Products Standard in August 2003, and finally by the BRC Global Standard - Storage and Distribution in August 2006 . Each of these Standards is regularly reviewed and each standard is fully revised and updated at least every 3 years after extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders.
New editions of the Food and Packaging Standard have been published, respectively titled Global Standard for Food Safety and Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials. Both the new BRC standards are differentiated by a number of innovations which have been developed in the course of extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. These include:
o Clearer and more detailed requirements.
o Greater focus on analysis of potential hazards.
o New specially-designed training courses.
o Increased emphasis on senior management demonstrating their commitment to the aim of achieving a satisfactory quality management system.
o Optional unannounced audits have been introduced for companies gaining brc certification grade A or B
o More guidance on implementing HACCP based on Codex Alimentarius principles
o Greater emphasis on senior management demonstrating their commitment to the aim of achieving product quality and safety and to ensuring corrective action for non-conformities is undertaken
o Expanded sections on issues of major importance, such as allergens and identity preserved materials, laboratory management, and physical and chemical contamination control
o A more rigorous grading system for grades B, C and D has been introduced with a re-visit by the certification body required within 28 days to verify corrective actions for grade C as well as audit frequency reduced to 6 months
o Revision of product categories that focus on product technologies that are now cross referenced with fields of audit pertinent to auditor requirements
o A new section has been introduced on site security requiring controlled access and training of staff, secure storage of materials and registration and approval of premises.
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