{"id":10327,"date":"2020-04-16T04:36:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T04:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/v3red.com\/stellar\/?page_id=10327"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:05:45","slug":"brc-british-retail-consortium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v3red.com\/stellar\/brc-british-retail-consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"BRC &#8211; British Retail Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776412889101{padding-top: 65px !important;background-color: #F3F4F5 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;iso-standards&#8221;][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776413097323{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>BRC British Retail Consortium<\/h1>\n<p>BRC is now known as BRCGS. BRC earlier know as British Retail Consortium was developed by UK Retailers. BRC Global Standard is scheme owner who have developed standards specifying requirements for retailers, manufacturing and food service organisation.<\/p>\n<p>BRCGS is one among the recognised GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Standards. GFSI is different than BRC. GFSI has recognised four standards BRC Certification, FSSC22000, IFS and SQF. 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It has evolved with input from many leading global specifiers.<\/p>\n<p>It provides a framework to manage product safety, integrity, legality and quality, and the operational controls for these criteria in the food and food ingredient manufacturing, processing and packing industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion element-one  \"  vc_custom_1570165271323 ><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">Benefits<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul-list\">\n<li>Increases brand protection and minimizes risk \/ Reduce risk of recalls<\/li>\n<li>Better relationships with EU retailers<\/li>\n<li>Can increase market share and meet buyer requirements<\/li>\n<li>Achieve operational efficiencies \u2013 less waste, more organization, increased profits<\/li>\n<li>Improves your quality and food safety system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">Requirements<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\">BRC global standard Issue 8 of the Standard is divided into nine sections. In each of the below listed requirements, there are many sub-requirements.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Senior management commitment<\/li>\n<li>The food safety plan &#8211; HACCP<\/li>\n<li>Food safety and quality management system<\/li>\n<li>Site standards<\/li>\n<li>Product control<\/li>\n<li>Process control<\/li>\n<li>Personnel<\/li>\n<li>High-risk, high-care and ambient high-care production risk zones<\/li>\n<li>Requirements for traded products<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">The standard focuses on<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul-list\">\n<li>Encouraging development of product safety culture;<\/li>\n<li>Expanding the requirements for environmental monitoring to reflect the increasing importance of this technique;<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging sites to further develop systems for security and food defense;<\/li>\n<li>Adding clarity to the requirements for high-risk, high-care and ambient high-care production risk zones;<\/li>\n<li>Providing greater clarity for sites manufacturing pet food; and<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring global applicability and bench-marking to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">Certification<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\"><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"h6iso\">In order to be certified under BRC a company must meet the following criteria;<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"ul-list\">\n<li>Gap Analysis, Food Safety Policy, Food Safety Objectives<\/li>\n<li>Carried out HACCP<\/li>\n<li>Have a documented system for an effective quality management system<\/li>\n<li>Conduct regular internal audits of products, processes and personnel<\/li>\n<li>Food Defence and Security Risk Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Risk Assessment of Raw Material, Packing Material, Outsource Processes<\/li>\n<li>Conduct Internal Audit<\/li>\n<li>Conduct Management Review Meeting<\/li>\n<li>Application to Certification Body<\/li>\n<li>Final Certification Audit \u2013 end of project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">Looking for a BRC consulting consultant?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\">Stellar\u2019s BRC consulting consultants are designed to optimize benefits, provide cost effective and customer-focused solutions. 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