BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Certification Mark 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 Global Standard for Food Safety (BRC GSFS) in the currently valid version

Standard Owner:

BRC Trading Ltd.

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

What the standard BRC GSFS covers

The standard BRC GSFS defines the requirements for an organization's food safety processes. These requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Implementation of a quality and food safety management system
• 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 (allergens, correctness, scope)
• Systems for the evaluation of suppliers and service providers
• Measurements, analyses, improvements
• On-site inspections, emergency responses and control
• Product safety
• Security at the premises, product protection