BRCGS Food Certification

BRCGS Global Food Standards, a GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) recognized scheme, integrates international and domestic regulations into its food safety certification program. The certification standard by BRCGS outlines the criteria for food processors to establish a robust food safety management system, with specialized editions for food packaging manufacturers, storage and distribution, as well as agents and brokers.

BRCGS certification is delivered by Eurofins Food Safety Solutions Limited in UK or Eurofins Certification SAS in France. You can check our accreditation qualification for UK here, and for France here.

BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9

Issue 9 was published in August 2022 and came into effect in February 2023. Compare to the previous version, Issue 9 covers these major revisions:

Alignment with GFSI benchmarking criterias
Alignment with new legislation
Focus on the most common non-conformances related to fabrication and hygiene (in section 4), food safety culture (requirement1.1.2), identification of hazards (requirement 2.7.1)
More clarifications on the requirements related to Food Safety culture, supplier approval, environmental monitoring, business continuity plans, authenticity, security and defense
Reintroduction of the 2-part audit for unannounced audits
Changes to the audit window and number of black-out days for sites on the Voluntary unannounced scheme

What are the benefits of getting BRCGS certified?

By achieving BRCGS Certification, your company will benefit from:

Satisfying the HACCP requirement of your retailer and food service customers
Ensure compliance to legal obligations
Enhanced food safety and management systems
Increased consumer confidence in your products
Boost your brand and corporate image
Expanded presence in the market to new and prospective clients

Other BRCGS audits we offer

BRCGS Agents and Brokers
BRCGS Consumer Products
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety
BRCGS Gluten Free
BRCGS Packaging and Packaging Materials
BRCGS Plant Based
BRCGS Start
BRCGS Storage & Distribution

Our certification activities are provided by independent companies and separate from consulting activities. Such services are also presented and sold to clients separately, not in bundle or packaged format. Impartiality is safeguarded by Eurofins Assurance’ relevant policies to avoid conflicts of interest.

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