Lucie TISSERAND

Lead Auditor

 10 years quality manager in cheese dairy and fresh pasta

 10 years of audit second part then certification audit
 Qualifications as lead auditor:
– FSSC v5 Food packaging logistic +train the trainer,
– BRC for Food, Packaging, ASDA, AVM12 + witness
assessor,
– IFS Food and Logistic,
– ISO 22000:2018,
– ISO 9001:2015,
– EN 15593

Lucie.Tisserand@dnvgl.com
www.linkedin.com: Lucie TISSERAND - 常乐思

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BRCGS Packaging Materials
Issue 6

What do you need to know?

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In this presentation

Changes to
requirements
BRC Closing
Introduction Q&A session
Packaging comments
Materials
issue 6

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Changes to requirements BRC Packaging Materials issue 6

 Topics to be covered:
– Background and timelines – as set by the BRC
– Changes to the requirements
– Change to the audit protocol
– How to prepare - for certified sites

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BRCGS History

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Publication

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 Scheme Update – Issue 5

NORTH AMERICA

EUROPE

CENTRAL ASIA EAST ASIA

CENTRAL AMERICA

Total no. of AFRICA

Certificated Sites:
4410 SOUTH AMERICA
OCEANIA

YoY Growth: 9.1%

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Background to Issue 6
and Timelines

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Developing and writing the Standard

User Feedback
-Consultation on draft
standard Sub Committees
-Conferences/ Events --Protocol
-Enquiries -Audit Report

Steering Committee Working Group

-UK and International Global -Retailers and Service Sector
Retailers
Standards -Manufacturer
-Service Sector
-Manufacturers Team -Trade associations
-Certification Bodies
-Specifiers -Independent experts
UKAS

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Background to Issue 6

 The key objectives were identified as:

– Align Issue 6 with the proposed GFSI benchmark requirements

– Microbiological environmental monitoring programme

 Consider the practicalities of including product safety and quality

culture within the Standard

 Review the scope of the Standard and emerging concerns

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Aim of the Standard

• Robust framework
• Production of safe packaging
Materials
• Quality
• Legal compliance
• Authenticity

• Packaging for all applications

• All levels of the supply chain

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Timelines

December 2018 Consultation Published

January 2019 Review by Working Group

February 2019 Standard wording finalised, editorial,
translations
August 2019
August 2019 Standard,
Standard,Interpretation Guidelines
Interpretation and
Guidelines
Key
and Changes published
Key Changes published

September 2019 ATP Training

October 2019 Auditors and Sites training

February2020
February 2020 Auditscommence
Audits commence
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Standard requirements at a glance
1 Senior management commitment
1.1 Senior management commitment and continual improvement
1.2 Management review
1.3 Organisational structure, responsibilities and management authority

2 Hazard and risk management 5 Product and process control

2.1 Hazard and risk management team 5.1 Product development
2.2 Hazard analysis and risk assessment 5.2 Graphic design and artwork control
5.3 Packaging print control
3 Product safety and quality management 5.4 Process control
3.1 Product safety and quality management system 5.5 Calibration and control of measuring and monitoring devices
3.2 Document control 5.6 Product inspection, testing and measuring
3.3 Record-keeping 5.7 Control of non-conforming product
3.4 Specifications 5.8 Incoming goods
3.5 Internal audits 5.9 Storage of all materials and intermediate and finished products
3.6 Corrective and preventive action 5.10 Dispatch and transport
3.7 Supplier approval and performance monitoring
3.8 Product authenticity, claims and chain of custody 6 Personnel
3.9 Management of subcontracted activities and outsourced processes 6.1 Training and competence: raw materials handling, preparation, processing, packing and storage
3.10 Management of suppliers of services areas
3.11 Traceability 6.2 Personal hygiene: raw materials handling, preparation, processing, packing and storage areas
3.12 Complaint-handling 6.3 Staff facilities
3.13 Management of product withdrawals, incidents and product recalls 6.4 Medical screening
6.5 Protective clothing
4 Site standards
4.1 External standards 7 Requirements for traded products
4.2 Building fabric and interiors: raw materials handling, preparation, processing, packing and 7.1 Approval and performance monitoring of manufacturers/packers of traded packaging products
storage areas 7.2 Specifications
4.3 Utilities 7.3 Product inspection and laboratory testing
4.4 Site security and product defence 7.4 Product legality
4.5 Layout, product flow and segregation 7.5 Traceability
4.6 Equipment
4.7 Maintenance
4.8 Housekeeping and cleaning
4.9 Product contamination control
4.10 Waste and waste disposal
4.11 Pest management

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Key Changes to the Standard

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Key Changes

STANDARD • Name and Branding

• Removing the two category hygiene system

PROTOCOL • Removing second/split unannounced audit
option

• Introduction of Product safety and quality culture

REQUIREMENTS

• Microbiological Environmental Clause

• Emphasis on product quality
• Corrective and preventive action, NEW FUNDAMENTAL
CLAUSE
• Integration of traded goods into the main Standard

NEW MODULE • Process Waste Control -Plastic pellet,

powder, flake and powder
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New Issue, New Name

The Standard has a new

name
Global Standard for
Packaging Materials

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Scope of the Standard

Operations that are

Manufacture and
Prior operations – supplying
supply of other
production of packaging materials
unconverted or
packaging materials from stock where
semi-converted and
for conversion or additional product
used or
printing processing or
incorporated
repacking occurs

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What’s New in Issue 6

Importance of
product safety Simplification of
New fundamental Simplification of
and quality culture the hygiene
clause – corrective the unannounced
to improve requirements solely
and preventive audit option
transparency based on risk
action
across the supply
chain

Microbiological
Product
Tighter process environmental
authenticity,
controls to monitoring
claims and chain
enhance quality programme,
of custody
based on risk

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Layout of the requirements

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Layout of the requirements

Records,
systems and
documentation

Good
manufacturing
practice

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Requirement- Corrective and Preventative Actions
Clause 3.6

What is expected?
New FUNDAMENTAL
CLAUSE
• Objective is to ensure
product and consumer
safety is not compromised
• Supporting continuous
improvement.

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Requirement-Product safety and quality culture plan
Clause 1.1.2

Attitudes Values

How we
do What is Practices
things Product
Safety and
Quality
Culture?

This clause is not auditable until the 1st Feb 2021 to allow
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for sites to implement
Requirement-Product safety and quality culture plan
Clause1.1.2

How do you
implement it? Review
effectiveness
Implement
activities
Planned
activities
Identify
strengths
and
weaknesses

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Protocol - Removing Second Hygiene Category

Reasons
• Simplifying for new users of the Standard
• Small uptake of Basic Hygiene category - <15%
• Allows greater requirement where relevant

Important note
• May cause nervousness amongst users of Basic Standard
• Solution- Risk-based Standard – should flex to all
manufacturing categories and sites

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Hygiene requirements applicability

Manufacturers to determine whether certain hygiene

requirements are applicable to their site

on the basis of risk

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Protocol- Unannounced Audit Category

Background & Objective

• The option 2 unannounced audit (two-part audit) has not been as popular
as expected, with very few sites selecting this audit.
• It was therefore necessary to review the audit options.

Requirements
• The unannounced audit programme remains voluntary and sites can still
continue to opt for an announced or an unannounced audit.
• Option 2 unannounced audits has been removed, simplifying the options
to just announced or unannounced.

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Requirement - Microbiological Environmental Monitoring
Clause 4.8.5

Background & Objective

• Introduce an important tool for identifying potential contamination risks

• Sites to develop a rigorous monitoring programme, enabling timely
corrective action before product contamination occurs

Requirements
• Programme to be developed if found to be required based on risk
• Pathogens, spoilage organisms and/or indicator organisms should be
considered

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Quality hazards…

MOVED TO Section 5 Product and Process Control

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Section 7 Corrective and Preventative
Requirement-
Actions
Clause 3.6

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Where to Find Help

 P602 Interpretation Guideline

 P603 Key Changes Document
 Contact us: enquiries@brcgs.com

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Next Steps for Certificated Sites

Get to know the content and requirements of BRCGS

Packaging Materials Issue 6.

Ensure that relevant personnel in your organization is

trained and understand the requirements and key
changes.
Identify gaps which need to be addressed to meet
the new requirements and establish an
implementation plan. Implement actions and update
your management system to meet the new
requirements.
Evaluate the effectiveness of implementation through
internal audits, for example, and define further
actions where needed

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How can DNV GL support you?

 Online and classroom training to help you prepare for the

upcoming audit to BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 6.
 Gap Assessment (workshop) in which we assess your
management system against the requirements of the new
standard and identify gaps that need to be filled. This will
provide useful guidance for your transition path to comply with
the new standard. The level of detail of this assessment can be
adapted to your needs.
 Transition audits and benchmarking tools Contact your local DNV GL office
for more information!

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