Food Safety
BRC/FOOD BRC/IOP
Food safety is a global concern. Not only because of the continuing importance for public health, but also because of its impact on international trade. Effective Food Safety Systems shall therefore manage and ensure the safety and suitability of foodstuffs.
Food Safety :
Assurance that food will not cause harm to the consumer when it is prepared and/or eaten according to its intended use.
Introduction
WHAT IS BRC?
In 1998 the British Retail Consortium (BRC) developed and introduced the BRC Technical Standard and Protocol for companies supplying retailer branded food products. The Standard has been updated at regular intervals to reflect the latest thinking in food safety and has now attained usage worldwide as a framework for any business to assist the production of safe food. The standard is available in many languages. The standard was developed to specify the safety, quality and operational criteria required to be in place within a food manufacturing organisation to fulfil its obligations with regard to legal compliance and protection of the consumer. This is often referred to as ‘Demonstrating Due Diligence’.
BRC/IOP Global Standard – Packaging, Developed by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), a UK trade organization that represents the interests of UK retailers, in association with the Institute of Packaging.
The BRC/IOP Global Packaging Standard is particularly suitable for suppliers of packaging materials to food manufacturers who supply UK retailers.
The Benefits of Implementing the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety & Packaging
There are a number of benefits arising from the implementation of the BRC Global Standard
- Conformance to Legal and Regulatory Requirements
- Provide recognition throughout the supply chain as single standard approach to Food Safety
- Compliance with the Codex HACCP principles.
- Increase profits by aligning your products to retailer/consumer requirements.
- Demonstrates sustainable production and manufacturing best practices
- Improves the SAFETY and QUALITY of your product
- It could reduce the number of food safety audits by each retailer and allow technologists to concentrate on other areas, such as product development, or specific quality issues.
- It provides a single standard and protocol, allowing audit to be carried out by certification bodies who are accredited against the European standard EN45011 (ISO/IEC Guide 65).
- A single verification, commissioned by the suppler in line with an agreed audit frequency, will allow suppliers to report upon their status to those customers recognising the standard.
- Systematic management of prerequisite programs.
- Hazard analysis to evaluate threats to food safety.
- Dynamic communication on food safety issues with suppliers, customers, regulators and other interested parties.
- greater CONSISTENCY and TRACEABILITY of products and services
- Ability to Differentiate Organization for Competitive Advantage
- Organizational Credibility & Reputation.
- Customer Confidence, Satisfaction and TRUST
Basic Requirements
BRC outlines the Food Safety & Quality Management System Requirements for any organization in the food chain, and is one of a family of standards focused on the development, implementation and improvement of a food safety & Quality management system.
The system combines well-recognized key elements to ensure food safety & Quality along the food chain, up to the point of final consumption:
- Provides interactive communication, internationally and across the supply chain.
- Complies with the HACCP principles, i.e., hazard analysis, identify critical control points, establish critical links, monitor critical control points, establish corrective action, keep records, verify
- Implementation of PRPs
- Harmonizes voluntary and prerequisite standards
- Creates a structure that aligns with ISO 9001
- Controls processes
Our Services
We are providing customized consultancy & training services for BRC Food & BRC IOP
The steps are as follow
- Gap Analysis against requirements of BRC Standard
- Awareness Training on BRC
- Documentation & implementation
- Internal audit
- Presence during audit by third party (certification body)
- Closing of Non conformities
- Coordination with certification body
Why Choose us
HL Associates has qualified consultants having LA in BRC & experience of various certifications in different industries.
“Our aim to provide consultancy for implementation not only for certification”
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