BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Technical Standard).

Kii provide evaluation to a wide range of companies providing both raw materials and finished products into the retail and service sector market.

Kii specialise in all sectors of the industry, with particular experience in the raw material sector of the market.

Kii were involved in the development of the latest version of the standard and acknowledgement to this fact is shown in the standard itself.

Background :-
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which is the trade association representing 90% of the retail trade in the UK has established the technical Standard on behalf of the retailers and other interested parties

Why have a Standard?:- U.K. Retailers and their supplies of retail branded products must take "all reasonable precautions and exercise all due diligence". In the development, manufacture, distribution, advertising or sale of food products to the consumer.

Suppliers of Food or Food Ingredients to the UK retailers, service sector companies, have an obligation to put appropriate systems and controls in place to ensure the suitability of their products for safe food use.

BRC have developed this Standard to assist retailers and food manufacturers in the fulfilment of their legal obligations.

The Standard will help protect consumers by providing a common basis for the evaluation of companies providing food or food ingredients any part of the food chain.

The Standard Requires:

1. The adoption of a formal HACCP System.

2. A documented Technical Management System.

3. The control of factory standards, products, processes and personnel.

Benefits of the BRC Technical Standard:- A single standard and protocol that allows an evaluation by a third party accredited to European standard EN45011

Single verification in the line with an agreed evaluation frequency; will allow both manufacturers and suppliers to report upon their status to food retailers and other organisation.

The Standard addresses part of the "due diligence" requirements of the manufacture / supplier, packer / filler and retailer.

A single Standard accepted by all retailers should significantly reduce the number of audits carried out per year.

For the certification process to have credibility, it is to be conducted by bodies that are both independent and competent. Knight International Inspectorate is a UKAS certification body, so we are able to provide this service to clients within all sectors of the food industry, under BS EN 45011.

The Standard will be reviewed on a regular basis by the BRC and revised where considered appropriate.

The BRC Global Standard - Food is a controlled document, which has copyright status. It is available and can be ordered from:-

The Stationary Office

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ISBN 0-11-702525-9

Title:- BRC Global Standard - Food