British Retail Consortium Global Standard - food

What is the BRC global standard - food?

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) created the global standard - food to establish a single common standard for the evaluation of companies supplying retailer branded foods. It has been developed to assist retailers in fulfilling legal obligations and to ensure the highest level of client protection. Although developed in the UK, the standard is acknowledged internationally.

The standard is now in its fourth issue and has been extensively revised to reflect revised EU legislation and continuous best practice requirements.

Benefits of the BRC global standard - food

Approval to the BRC global standard - food gives significant benefits to the supplier. It helps to avoid the confusion and disruption that multiple audits can bring and the need to duplicate variations on the same data for different clients.

The certificate verifies technical competence and helps manufacturers, brand owners and retailers to fulfil their legal obligations. It also safeguards the consumer.

LRQA's services

The BRC standard requires an evaluation process to be undertaken by an independent third party organisation. With over a decade of experience in the food sector, LRQA is well placed to provide a comprehensive service.

The BRC scheme visits involve detailed review of the manufacturing processes for specific products with particular emphasis on product safety and due diligence practices. The visit identifies how effectively the supplier meets the standard's requirements.

After a successful visit, an LRQA certificate is issued that approves a supplier at one of the three grades A, B or C - as described in the BRC standard.

Where appropriate, LRQA can combine BRC standard visits with the organisations ISO 9001 and/or HACCP assessment.

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