How to use the BRCGS Auditor Checklist & Site Self-Assessment tool? This tool is designed to help you assess your operation against the requirements of the Standard and help prepare you for your certification audit. The checklist covers each of...
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Internal Auditing: An internal audit is a self-evaluation of the pre-requisite programs and HACCP system, subject to a holistic critical review. It is common for the HACCP team leader to conduct an internal audit. The best time to conduct the...
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PGS-India (Participatory Guarantee System of India) is a quality assurance initiative that is locally relevant, emphasize the participation of stakeholders, including producers and consumers and operate outside the frame of third party certification. PGS India system is based on participatory...
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This document stipulates the requirements of the certification process to be followed by Certification bodies wishing to operate under the India HACCP Certification Scheme, hereinafter referred to as the Scheme. The Certification Bodies shall carry out certification in accordance with...
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This article provides an overview of voluntary food safety and food quality schemes and standards applicable among food business operators (FBOs).1 The chapter includes a variety of private and government certification programs and standards for food safety management recognized by...
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Food Safety Culture Excellence: Food safety is not just a technical problem, it also has a major behavioural component, as the culture of an organisation reflects what employees really think, how they feel, and ultimately how they act. It is...
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A Global Standard For Sustainable Palm Oil: To ensure the credibility of palm oil sustainability claims, all RSPO members that take legal ownership and produce or handle RSPO-certified sustainable oil palm products need to be RSPO certified. At the heart...
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Overview: The Global Standard for Storage and Distribution reflects best practice and facilitate a process of continual improvement through well-designed risk-based product safety management systems. It ensures the quality and safety of products during their storage and distribution throughout the...
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Overview: The Global Standard for Agents and Brokers was first published in 2014 and was developed to provide a framework to manage product safety, quality and legality for businesses in the food and food packaging industries. Agents and Brokers (non-manufacturing...
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Introduction: The manufacture of safe packaging and packaging materials is a critical part of ensuring the food supply chain’s integrity and safety. The packaging for food and feed has many essential functions: protecting its contents against contamination or damage, leakage...
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Introduction: Food safety has gained increasing importance over the years because of its significance both from health and trade perspectives. The production of safe food is essential for protecting consumers from the hazards of foodborne illnesses and is important both...
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Introduction to BRC Packaging Certification: The standard has been developed to specify the product safety, quality and operational criteria that must be in place within a packaging manufacturing organisation in order for it to fulfil its obligations with regard to...
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Introduction to the Standard AIB International, formerly the American Institute for Baking, was founded in 1919 to “put science to work for bakers.” Since then, AIB has grown into one of the world’s foremost training organizations on food safety, setting...
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What is GLOBAL GAP Certification? GLOBAL GAP is the internationally recognized standard for farm production. Global GAP standard is the result of years of intensive research and collaboration with industry experts, producers and retailers around the globe. Goal is safe...
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What is SQF Certification? SQF stands for Safe Quality Food and is a food safety certification scheme. Once your company implements a food safety system that meets the requirements of the SQF Code, you will be audited by a Third-Party...
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Introduction to Non-GMO Certification: Genetically modified (GM) foods have raised concern amongst consumers regarding the impact on the environment as well as human and animal health. As a result, many countries require mandatory labelling of foods containing GM ingredients (inputs)...
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Overview BRC Global Standard has developed this Module in partnership with the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS) as part of the AuditOne Initiative. The aim of this Module is to expand the scope of the audit against the BRC Global...
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What is ISO 22000 (FSMS) Certification? ISO 22000 is a Food Safety Management System that can be applied to any organization in the food chain, farm to fork. Becoming certified to ISO 22000 allows a company to show their customers that...
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What is HACCP? HACCP is a tool for identifying what can go wrong to make food unsafe for human consumption and then deciding how it can be prevented. Before HACCP is addressed, a Pre-requisite Programme must be put in place...
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Introduction to IFS Food Certification: International Featured Standard (IFS) Certification Standard is a GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) recognized standard for auditing food manufacturers. The focus is on food safety and the quality of processes and products. It concerns food processing...
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What is FSSC 22000 Standard? Combined with the ISO 22000 Food Safety Management standard with the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 220 or ISO/TS 22002-1: Part-1 Food Manufacturing and other additional requirements or ISO/TS 22002-1: Part-2 Packaging Requirement and other additional...
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Why BRCGS? The company was founded in 1996 by retailers who wanted to harmonize food safety standards across the supply chain. Today we are globally recognized across both food and non-food categories and operate the most rigorous third party certification...
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Introduction to Gluten-Free certification: The global market for gluten-free products is increasing rapidly. Worth $4.63 billion in 2015, it is projected to reach $7.59 billion by 2020. In the US and Europe, an increasing number of patients are being diagnosed...
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What is SEDEX? All these are ethical business sourcing online platforms for assured supply chain management between customer and supplier. Each has their own set of guidelines to comply with laid down requirements around labour rights, Heath & safety, environment...
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Introduction to Organic Certification: Organic Certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and...
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What is Kosher Certification? KOSHER Certification is Jewish religious based product certification. Kosher Certification is primarily product certification for food product. Food Safety Certification KOSHER Certification for FOOD product is mainly pertaining to consumption practise followed by Jewish community of...
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Halal Certification Halal Certification is a recognition that the products are permissible under Islamic law. These products are thus edible, drinkable or usable by Muslims. Halal certification from an established Islamic organisation helps to build Halal consumer’s confidence without suspicion...
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