Dr. Josephine Head British Retail Consortium BRC Global Standards.

Dr. Josephine HeadBritish Retail Consortium

BRC Global Standards

Global Standard for Food Safety

‘A worldwide Standard of choice’


The BRC is the leading Trade Association representing UK and

International Retailers.


What is the BRC?

110 Certification Bodies approved by the BRC

Operating from 300 offices in 73 countries


Global coverage of Certification Bodies


Worldwide certification – over 12,000 suppliers

United Kingdom, 3447, 31.1 %

Italy, 1176, 10.6 %

France, 710, 6.4 %

Netherlands, 710, 6.4 %

Spain, 611., 5.5 %

Germany, 505, 4.6 %

China, 389, 3.5 %

Belgium, 329, 3.0 %

Ireland, 273, 2.5 %

Switzerland, 255, 2.3 %

Supplier certifications by country – top ten

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


What is the BRC Global Standard scheme?

1. Product Recall2. Traceability3. Complaint Handling4. Internal Audit5. Pest Control 6. Foreign Body Detection7. Fresh Produce


BRC Guidelines

• Provides a passport for International Trade

• Global exposure for brands and products

• Use of BRC Global Standards logo• Discounted training courses and

publications


Manufacturer benefits

Wal-Mart

Metro

Coles

Tesco

Sainsbury’s


BRC Global StandardsRetailer recognition

• 24/7 interactive database of suppliers

• Immediate access to audit data for own suppliers

• Reports on own suppliers’ performance

• Performance monitoring of CBs


Customer benefits

• 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


Export/Import


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

1. Senior Management Commitment

2. HACCP3. Food Safety & Quality Management

System4. Site standards5. Product Control6. Process Control7. Personnel


Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5Requirements

1. Senior Management Commitment and continual improvement

2. Food Safety Plan

3. Internal Audits4. Corrective and Preventive action5. Traceability6. Layout, Product Flow and Segregation7. Handling requirements for Specific Materials8. Control of operations9. Training


Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5Fundamentals

• 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


Global Standard For Food Safety Issue 5Merits

• BRC International Technical Team• Global Customer Support• Strong Management of Standards• Global Standards Directory

(www.brcdirectory.com)• BRC Global Training

(www.brctraining.com)


Supporting the BRC Standard


The BRC Technical Services Team

Dr Geoff SpriegelDirector of Global

Standards and Technical Services

David BrackstonSenior Technical

Manager

Linda CraneTechnical ManagerConsumer Products

Karen HaganTechnical Manager

Matthew PerryCustomer Support

Co-ordinator([email protected])

Compliance Manager TBA

Antony HarrisonDirectory Services Manager

‘ 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 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 Training


5 key reasons to choose

BRC Certification

• 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


Confidence

• 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


Credibility

• Global training infrastructure

• Guidelines

• 80+ Approved Training Providers

• Highly skilled, multi-lingual team

• Tried and tested BRC learning content

• Standardized audit reports

• 17 translations


Consistency

• 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


Competence

• 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)


Cost

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.


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


A Comparison with BRC Standards


The Certification ProcessNational Accreditation

Body

Certification Body

Suppliers

BRC Standard

Audits

Approves

• 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


Where are we in Pakistan?

6 steps to certification


Obtain a copy of the BRC Global Standard from

www.brcbookshop.com


1. Getting started

• SGS (Pakistan) PVT Limited

• QA International Certification

• Bureau Veritas Certification

www.brcglobalstandards.com


2. Select a BRC approved Certification Body

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


3. Attend an approved BRC Training Courses

• Carry out a Gap Analysis

• Corrective actions

• Arrange audit


4. Self Assessment

• 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


5. Complete the audit

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


6. Gain registration to the BRC Global Standards Directory

Global Standard for Food Safety

‘A worldwide Standard of choice’First Standard to be approved by

GFSI


Thank You


Dr. Josephine Head British Retail Consortium BRC Global Standards.

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