BRCGS Food
Basic Information About BRCGS Food Management System
BRCGS Global Standard For Food Safety is an international food standard. The form and content of the standard are designed so that a supplier can be assessed on its premises (management system, procedures) by an auditor, thus standardizing food safety criteria and monitoring processes and procedures.
The standard sums up the requirements contained in ISO 9001, Codex Alimentarius, GMP and GHP and defines the requirements that must guarantee safety and the required reproducible quality level of the finished product.
Auditing a plant according to the BRC standard is carried out according to a checklist (by certification bodies), which determines whether and how effectively the manufacturer meets the requirements in the following areas:
- Commitment of top management;
- HACCP Food Safety Plan;
- Quality and Food Safety Management System;
- Factory standards;
- Product inspection;
- Process control;
- Personnel;
- High-risk, high-caution and non-refrigerated, high-caution production zones;
- Commercial product requirements - optional.
We encourage you to check out the standards website, where you will find additional informational materials:
BRCGS.com
All foodstuff manufacturers supplying retailers and wholesalers with commercial brands. BRCGS Food is applicable to the production of all foodstuffs, except for primary production.
.Having a certified system according to BRCGS Food is a requirement for supplying products to UK international retailers, among others.
Benefits of BRCGS Food certification:
- Opening the way to or strengthening cooperation with retail chains;
- Fulfillment of product safety and legality requirements in all areas of the enterprise;
- Eliminating the excessive number of audits in food establishments;
- Confirming the implementation of HACCP and quality management systems;
- Provide continuous improvement by being able to observe all activities and make corrections of non-conformities;
- Reduce costs through systematic preventive actions;
- Improve competitiveness by obtaining confirmation of the production of safe, high-quality products;
- Increase the confidence of contractors, customers, suppliers and inspection bodies, for whom product safety and quality are of paramount importance.
1. Contacting the Processing Standards Department
The first step is to contact the staff of the Processing Standards Department in order to properly select a standard or system from our offer. For this purpose, please contact us by phone, email or fill out the contact form on Contact.
2. Filling out the application form
The application form is available for download on the right side of the page (under the heading "DOWNLOAD FILES"). Please send the completed form by email to an employee of our department. The information provided will allow us to prepare a suitable offer for you.
Application forms for other standards are available for download at: http://qasolutions.pl/pl/oferta.
3. Offer and signing of the contract
We present you with an individually prepared offer and the rules of cooperation with our unit. After signing the contract, we proceed with the certification process.
4. Scheduling the audit
Depending on your preference, the audit can be conducted in the form of announced or unannounced. The date of the announced audit is set in consultation with you, while in the case of an unannounced audit, we will only inform you of the time frame within which, as required by the standard, the audit should be conducted. The BRCGS Food standard requires at least one unannounced audit in a 3-year certification cycle.
5. Audit
Audits are conducted at the production facility with the required proportions of time spent on the production site audit and documentation evaluation.
6. Audit Report and Closure of Nonconformities
After the audit, you will receive a list of identified nonconformities with a deadline of up to 28 days from the date of the audit to close them and send the relevant evidence.
7. Certification Decision
All audit documentation is subject to technical review at the Certification Body, as a result of which a decision is made on the outcome of the certification process. In the case of a positive decision, a certificate is issued.