BRCGS Food Safety Certification Consultants : Training

What is BRCGS Certification?

BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards) is a leading provider of global supply chain assurance programmes recognised by thousands of customers worldwide. BRCGS was formed in 1996 as a division of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to harmonize food safety standards. Since then, BRCGS has developed a range of global standards for food safety, environmental management, social responsibility, and other areas.

The BRCGS Global Standards consist of four Technical Standards that outline the necessary requirements for organizations to produce, package, store, and distribute safe food and consumer products. Implementation of these standards requires BRCGS training.

The BRCGS Global Standards are a set of four Technical Standards:

BRCGS Global standard For Food
BRCGS Global Standard for Packaging & Packaging Material
BRCGS Global standard for consumer product
BRCGS Global Standard for Storage & Distribution

The BRCGS Global Standard For Food

The Standard was developed to help retailers to comply with legal obligations and protection of the Consumer, by providing a common basis for the audit of companies supplying retailer branded food products. Since the introduction of the UK Food Safety Act, the obligations placed upon the UK retailer have now become best practice across much of the supply chain and therefore manufacturers have accepted the principles of the Standard as a means of providing critical elements of their due diligence systems.

The BRCGS Global Standard – Food is based on the fundamental principles of the retailers’ own standards and has been continuously upgraded based on the requirements of both retailers and their suppliers.

The Standard requires:

Implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
A documented and effective quality management system
The control of factory environmental standards, products, processes and personnel

BRC Global Standard Food Certification Consultant

Principles of The BRCGS Global Standard Food

The objective of the BRCGS Global Standard – Food is to specify safety, quality and operational criteria required to be in place within a manufacturing organization to supply food products to UK retailers, their suppliers or Standard users. The format, content, and BRCGS training of the Standard are designed to allow an assessment of a company’s premises and operational systems and procedures by a competent third party against the requirements of the Standard.

The BRCGS recognizes the importance of accreditation and has worked closely with the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) during the development of all the Technical Standards to ensure that all the requirements of product certification are met.

The principles of the BRCGS Global Standard Food are:

To minimize duplication of evaluation
To work in collaboration with accreditation bodies to ensure that the accreditation process delivers effective control and maintenance of the standards of evaluation
To encourage ‘local’ evaluation
To ensure openness, transparency, and compliance with fair trading legislation
To promote direct stakeholder participation during development and maintenance as part of technical
Advisory committees
BRCGS Global Standard – Food 2005
To continuously review and improve standards and supporting processes
To promote ‘best practice’

The Scope of the BRCGS Global Standard – Food

The BRCGS Global Standard – Food specifies the requirements for the manufacturer of processed foods, branded food products and food or ingredients for use by foodservice companies, catering companies and food manufacturers.

BRCGS food safety Certification scheme is applicable to products that have been manufactured or prepared at the site and storage facilities that are under the direct control of the production site management.

The Standard shall not apply to activities relating to:

Wholesale
Importation
Distribution or storage (outside the direct control of the company).

The Global Standard for Food Safety is based on two key components: senior management commitment and HACCP.

BRCGS REQUIREMENTS

The standard demands:

FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) food safety plan.
Management commitment to provide sufficient resources.
A quality management system that details the organizational and managerial policies.
A series of pre-requisite programs for environmental and operational conditions needed for the production of food and controlling the food safety hazards.

BRCGS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

The BRCGS – Food safety standard documentation shall include:

Food safety policy and related objectives,
Food safety manual & HACCP Plan,
Pre-requisite programs,
Documented procedures & work instructions,
Documents and records needed for the effective implementation of processes.

There are a number of benefits arising from the use of the BRCGS – Food safety standard:

A single standard and protocol that allows an evaluation by third-party certification bodies which shall be accredited to an international Standard ISO/IEC Guide 65
Single verification commissioned by the manufacturer or supplier, in line with an agreed evaluation
Frequency will allow both manufacturers and suppliers to report upon their status to food retailers and other organizations as agreed

The BRCGS – Food safety standard is comprehensive in scope covering areas of quality, hygiene and product safety throughout the food industry
The Standard addresses part of the 'due diligence' requirements of the food manufacturer/supplier, packer/filler and retailer. Food manufacturers may also use this Standard to ensure their suppliers are following good hygiene practices and complete the 'due diligence' chain
Within the associated protocol, there is a requirement for ongoing surveillance and confirmation of the follow-up of corrective actions on non-conformance to the Standard thus ensuring that a self-improving quality, hygiene and product safety system is established.

BRCGS Certification clients

BRCGS Training

We offer a customized BRCGS training program

BRCGS Awareness Training

Implementation and documentation requirements

BRCGS Internal Auditor Training

Educate & train personnel to perform internal audit.

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Team 4C has certified IQA BRCGS-Certification auditors for Consulting Services and BRCGS training having 15+ years of experience
80+ BRCGS Certifications in 12+ different sectors of Food Industry
800+ Food Safety, Hazard Analysis (HACCP) Documentation prepared
8000+ Hours food safety training and 20000+ Hours Consulting
100+ Consulting for Greenfield Food project from Plant commission to Operation successfully implemented
Worked with more than 50 International & National Certification Bodies
Hands-on experience of Team 4C in BRCGS training and implementing other Food safety management tools such as HACCP, FSSC, BRCGS food/IOP, AIB, IFS, Fami-Qs would help to gain early benefits

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What is BRCGS Certification?

The BRCGS Global Standard For Food

Principles of The BRCGS Global Standard Food