BRCGS Packaging Materials
Basic Information on BRCGS Packaging Materials
The purpose of developing the BRCGS PM (BRCGS Packaging Materials Global Standard) is to protect the consumer by providing a common basis for certification of companies that supply packaging to food manufacturers.
Since its first publication in 2001, the standard has been regularly updated to reflect the latest safety requirements for packaging products. Today, the standard is applicable worldwide, not only by food packaging manufacturers, but also by packaging manufacturers at every stage of the supply chain.
The BRCGS PM standard provides a framework for all packaging manufacturers to help them produce safe packaging materials and manage product quality to meet customer requirements, while complying with the law.
Certification to the standard is recognized by many brand owners, retailers, foodservice companies and manufacturers worldwide when qualifying and evaluating suppliers.
We encourage you to explore the standard's website, where you will find additional informational materials:
Standard is dedicated to producers of packaging, printing on packaging dedicated to the food industry.
.Benefits of BRCGS PM certification:
- Confirmation that packaging and packaging materials meet regulatory requirements, customer requirements, and are safe for users;
- Increase in trust from customers resulting in improved cooperation;
- Access to a new group of customers;
- Improvement in competitiveness by obtaining confirmation of the production of safe, high-quality products.
1. Contact the Processing Standards Department The first step is to contact the Processing Standards Department staff to properly select a standard or system from our offerings. 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 only inform you of the time frame in which, according to the requirements of the standard, the audit should be conducted. The BRCGS PM standard requires at least one unannounced audit in a 3-year certification cycle. 5. Audit Audits are conducted at the production site 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 case of a positive decision, a certificate is issued. |