British Retail Consortium (BRC) CertificationBy SCS Food Safety Experts

The British Retail Consortium Global Standards are used by suppliers in over 100 countries to ensure safe production, packaging, storage and distribution of food and consumer products.

SCS Global Services has the expertise to guide you through the audit process and help your company demonstrate full compliance with stringent BRC standards to retail customers around the world.

BENEFITS OF BRC CERTIFICATIONBRC Certification helps your company demonstrate compliance with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards and gain access to top EU retailers such as Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Carrefour and Ahold. In most cases, certification is required for companies supplying food products to UK retailers.

Earning BRC Certification can help you:

§§ Streamline relationships with EU retailers

§§ Meet buyer requirements and expand your markets

§§ Achieve operational efficiencies – less waste, more organization, increased profits

§§ Improve your quality and food safety system

§§ Reduce risk of recalls

WHO SHOULD GET CERTIFIED?BRC Certification can benefit any food processing or packing operation in which open food is handled, processed, packed, stored and distributed. Facility operators who can achieve BRC certification include:

§§ Pack houses

§§ Food Warehouses

§§ Slaughter houses

§§ Food processing

§§ Canneries

§§ Handlers of high risk ready-to-eat products

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SCOPE OF THE BRC STANDARDThe BRC standard addresses a comprehensive set of product food safety issues as well as the legal and due diligence responsibilities of both the supplier and the retailer.

BRC Certification requires the adoption and implementation of a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system, a document and quality management system, and practices and procedures related to factory environmental performance, manufacturing and personnel. The BRC Standard for Food Products requires a scored and graded audit – grade level A, B, or C. Your grade determines the frequency of subsequent reviews required to maintain certification.

BUNDLE SERVICES FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY AND SAVINGSSCS offers cost-effective bundling of certification assessments for organizations that need to demonstrate compliance with multiple quality or safety standards. These include SQF Version 7, Tesco Nurture, GlobalGAP (for growers), HACCP, Organic, Fair Trade, and others.

TRAININGAs a leader in food safety training, SCS offers “Understanding the BRC Issue 6 Food Safety Standard”, a how-to course for production, personnel, technical and quality managers, consultants, and BRC auditors.

AUDIT PROCESS

ApplicationÊReview(1-2Êdays)

On-SiteÊAudit(1Ê1/2Êdays)

CorrectiveÊActions(ifÊnecessary,ÊupÊtoÊ28Êdays)

AuditÊReport

RenewalÊAudits(varyÊaccordingÊtoÊgradeÊA,ÊBÊorÊC)

CertificationÊApproval

UpÊtoÊ6Êweeks

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