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BRC Global Standards Dr. Josephine Head British Retail Consortium BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Food Safety ‘A worldwide Standard of choice’ BRC Global Standards What is the BRC? The BRC is the leading Trade Association representing UK and International Retailers. BRC Global Standards Global coverage of Certification Bodies 110 Certification Bodies approved by the BRC Operating from 300 offices in 73 countries BRC Global Standards Worldwide certification – over 12,000 suppliers Switzerland, 255, 2.3 % Ireland, 273, 2.5 % Supplier certifications by country – top ten Belgium, 329, 3.0 % China, 389, 3.5 % Germany, 505, 4.6 % United Kingdom, 3447, 31.1 % Spain, 611., 5.5 % Netherlands, 710, 6.4 % France, 710, 6.4 % Italy, 1176, 10.6 % BRC Global Standards What is the BRC Global Standard scheme? A market leading, third party certification scheme that specifies safety and quality criteria for the manufacture, packaging and storage and distribution of food and non-food products BRC Global Standards BRC Global Standards BRC Global Standards BRC Guidelines 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Product Recall Traceability Complaint Handling Internal Audit Pest Control Foreign Body Detection Fresh Produce BRC Global Standards Manufacturer benefits • Provides a passport for International Trade • Global exposure for brands and products • Use of BRC Global Standards logo • Discounted training courses and publications BRC Global Standards BRC Global Standards Retailer recognition Wal-Mart Metro Coles Tesco Sainsbury’s BRC Global Standards Customer benefits • 24/7 interactive database of suppliers • Immediate access to audit data for own suppliers • Reports on own suppliers’ performance • Performance monitoring of CBs BRC Global Standards Export/Import • BRC Certification provides a (Passport) for International Trade • EU/ UK Imports (VISA) – EU wide legislation – Onus on importer – Requirements available on http://www.food.gov.uk/imports • ECRM (Ticket) www.ECRM-Online.com BRC Global Standards Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5 • Published January 2008 • Reflects a Global Supply Chain • BRC Issue 4: Benchmarked against ISO22000 & IFS v5 as a basis for continual improvement BRC Global Standards Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5 Requirements 1. Senior Management Commitment 2. HACCP 3. Food Safety & Quality Management System 4. Site standards 5. Product Control 6. Process Control 7. Personnel BRC Global Standards Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5 Fundamentals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Senior Management Commitment and continual improvement Food Safety Plan Internal Audits Corrective and Preventive action Traceability Layout, Product Flow and Segregation Handling requirements for Specific Materials Control of operations Training BRC Global Standards Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5 Merits • • • Basis for GFSI Benchmark First Standard Approved by GFSI Product Categories • • • • Product/process technology based Linked to fields of audit & auditor competency Standardised Report Format Auditor Qualifications BRC Global Standards Supporting the BRC Standard • • • • BRC International Technical Team Global Customer Support Strong Management of Standards Global Standards Directory (www.brcdirectory.com) • BRC Global Training (www.brctraining.com) BRC Global Standards The BRC Technical Services Team Dr Geoff Spriegel Director of Global Standards and Technical Services David Brackston Senior Technical Manager Linda Crane Technical Manager Consumer Products Karen Hagan Technical Manager Matthew Perry Customer Support Co-ordinator ([email protected]) Compliance Manager TBA Antony Harrison Directory Services Manager BRC Global Standards BRC Training ‘ The Standard on its own is basically a book. It is the BRC training courses and the technical competency of the suppliers that bring that book to life and ensure that the standards required are actually implemented on the production floor’ Dr Geoff Spriegel, BRC Director of Global Standards and Technical Services. BRC Global Standards BRC Training • Key Features – – – – High Quality Content Trainers are industry experts Flexible, innovative & fun Highly interactive • Courses (Food Safety) – Implementation (2 day) – 3rd Party Auditor (1 or 4day) – Intermediate HACCP (2 day) • Approved Training Providers – None on the database for Pakistan • ‘ Pick and Mix’ Bespoke Courses BRC Global Standards 5 key reasons to choose BRC Certification BRC Global Standards Confidence • Developed and driven by UK and international retailers • Rigorous and detailed • Tried and trusted • Database of BRC certificated suppliers • Global - 90 countries • Widely used by Food Businesses throughout the global supply chain BRC Global Standards Credibility • 10th anniversary • Original GFSI benchmark document based on BRC Food Standard • First Standard in the world to be approved by GFSI • Supported by expert International Technical Committees BRC Global Standards Consistency • • • • • • • Global training infrastructure Guidelines 80+ Approved Training Providers Highly skilled, multi-lingual team Tried and tested BRC learning content Standardized audit reports 17 translations BRC Global Standards Competence • Robust performance monitoring assessment tools for certification bodies • Established and transparent complaints procedure • Rigorous requirements for the competence, qualifications and experience of auditors • Auditors registered on central database BRC Global Standards Cost • • • • • • • Easy to follow process Frequency of audit based on performance Cost effective certification Standard £90 (= 12,000 Rupee) Training (advised – not compulsory) Audit (cost agreed with Certification Body Administration fee £75 p.a. (=10,076 Rupee) BRC Global Standards A Comparison with BRC Standards What about …… ISO 22000 - A good Standard with good principles but :• Less prescriptive – more room for error and interpretation providing issues of consistency. • No single defined reporting format • Looser requirements on auditor competency • Intermediate surveillance audits • No central management by standard owner. • Long review process – less responsive to change? • Not currently recognised by retailers or GFSI. BRC Global Standards A Comparison with BRC Standards What about …… IFS • Preferred audit standard with French and German retailers • Very similar standard to BRC in terms of audit requirements. • Recognised by GFSI But …….. • Not widely recognised in the UK • Certificates issued based on corrective action plans rather than evidence does not give same level of due diligence BRC Global Standards The Certification Process National Accreditation Body Approves BRC Standard Certification Body Audits Suppliers BRC Global Standards Where are we in Pakistan? • National Accreditation Body - Pakistan National Accreditation Council • Certification Bodies – SGS (Pakistan) PVT Limited, QA International Certification and Bureau Veritas Certification • Certificated Suppliers – Rahman Enterprises, Bismillah Textiles Limited, Tetra Pak, Anam Enterprises and others BRC Global Standards 6 steps to certification BRC Global Standards 1. Getting started Obtain a copy of the BRC Global Standard from www.brcbookshop.com BRC Global Standards 2. Select a BRC approved Certification Body • SGS (Pakistan) PVT Limited • QA International Certification • Bureau Veritas Certification www.brcglobalstandards.com BRC Global Standards 3. Attend an approved BRC Training Courses Courses available: • Introduction to the Global Standard for Food Safety • Global Standard for Food Safety Conversion from Issue 4 to Issue 5 • How to Implement the Standard • Third Party Auditor Training • Handling Allergen Containing Materials • Incident Management Workshop • Intermediate HACCP www.brctraining.com BRC Global Standards 4. Self Assessment • Carry out a Gap Analysis • Corrective actions • Arrange audit BRC Global Standards 5. Complete the audit • Audits cover all requirements of the standard and take 1.5 to 2 days on site • Any non conformities must be closed before the certificate is issued • Certificates are graded A to C • Re-audits 12 monthly grades A and B BRC Global Standards 6. Gain registration to the BRC Global Standards Directory A global database of BRC certificated suppliers developed to provide information to users and to improve the management of the Global Standards scheme, adding value for all stakeholders www.brcdirectory.com BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Food Safety ‘A worldwide Standard of choice’ First Standard to be approved by GFSI BRC Global Standards Thank You