BRC Packaging and Packaging Materials Certification Overview

No TÜV SÜD Certification Mark

Certification:

Product certification in the meaning of the accreditation including management-system components / Voluntary assessment

Basis for Certification (certification standard):

BRC PACKAGING AND PACKAGING MATERIALS Standard in the currently valid version

Standard Owner:

BRC Trading Ltd.

No TÜV SÜD certification mark will be issued. Certified organisations will be authorised to use the BRC certification mark according to the rules defined by the standard owner.

What does the standard BRC PACKAGING AND PACKAGING MATERIALS cover?

The standard BRC PACKAGING AND PACKAGING MATERIALS defines the requirements for an organisation's food safety processes. These requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Implementation of a quality and product safety management system for packaging materials
  Planning, implementation, assessment, actions
  Hazard assessments including control elements
• Resource management skills
  Human resources, facilities and equipment, training
• Intensive planning and safe production process, including
  environmental, personal and process hygiene
  Suitability of packaging materials, machinery and vehicles
  Correct product labelling (correctness, scope)
  specifications and conformity statements
• Systems for the evaluation of suppliers and service providers
• Measurements, analyses, improvements
  Material suitability testing, On-site inspections, emergency responses and control
• Product safety
  Security at the premises, product protection