FOR PACKAGING AND PACKAGING MATERIALS

About the Standards

Packaging Consumer Storage &

Food Products Distribution
 Why global standards
 Reduce number of audits
 Brand protection
 Good practice
 Continual improvement
 Due diligence

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Why BRC Certification?
Customer Mandate

Global Recognition Risk Mitigation

Aiding Legislative
Quality Assurance
Compliance
Global Reach

BRC schemes

110 countries

over 18,000 Certificated sites

Approved training provider’s (or ATP’s) are available

globally

Translated into 4 different language

New regions are continually assessed for the need for

translations
 Background

Issue 1
2004 2011
Issue 3 Packaging
Global Standard and Packaging
for Food Issue 2 released Materials Issue 4 released
Packaging

2002 2008
 Objectives of the Standard

To ensure the quality, safety and legality of packaging and

packaging materials

To assure the users of packaging that the packaging

producer has robust quality and safety systems

Maintain customer confidence in their supply base through

audit and certification

Provides a basis for approval of suppliers by

customers
Benefits of the Standard
 Standalone Standard
 Technical expertise
 Developed for Packaging, by Packaging
 Quality as well as safety and hygiene (print, process
control)
 Mature and well established – 2000 sites, consistent
growth, retained renewal
 Third party accreditation locally worldwide
 Independent, third-party audited
 Global network of approx 100 CBs
 Crossover with ISO standards
 Scope of the Standard

Supply of
Prior
goods
operations
from stock

Consumer Ancillary
disposable packaging
goods material
 Senior
Management
Commitment

Quality
Management
Key Principles

Risk based
System
  No longer ‘belongs’ to technical
or quality departments
 Safety, legality and quality
become part of the company
Senior culture
Management  Ensures continued business if
Commitment meeting consumer demands
 Need to provide financial and
staff resources
  Allow company to review and
improve its operation
Quality  Standard is not prescriptive
Management about the methods
 To produce safe, legal products
the basic site conditions must
also be adequate
 Pre-requisite programme

Introduction to the Global Standard for

Packaging and Packaging Materials
  Hazard and risk analysis
 Reduce or eliminate hazards
 Appropriate allocation of
Risk Based resources
 One Standard suitable for a
System wide range of products
 Categorising Risk
 The Requirements

Senior Management Hazard & Risk

Commitment Management

Product Safety & Site Standards

Quality Management

Product & Process

Personnel
Control
Fundamental Clauses
 HARM – Hazard and Risk Management

 Based on HACCP/Codex
 Hazards
 Microbiological
 Chemical
 Physical
 Quality
 Accepts packaging industry norms
 Uses site’s own expertise to manage process
hazards
GMP and the Standard

Quality Management
Site Standards
systems

Product and Process

Personnel controls
Control
GMP – Quality Management Systems
Quality manual

Customer focus

Internal auditing

Supplier approval

Documentation control

Specifications

Record keeping
GMP – Site Standards
External standards

Building fabric

Utilities

Security

Layout and product flow

Equipment and Maintenance

Housekeeping and cleaning

GMP – Product & Process Control
Product design and development

Packaging Print Control

In-line testing and measuring equipment

Calibration

Foreign body contamination control

GMP – Personnel controls
Training and competence

Access and movement of personnel

Personal hygiene

Medical screening

Protective clothing
The Benefits of Using the Standard
Internationally recognised

Comprehensive Scope

Quality and Hygiene systems

Accredited audits

Viewed on BRC Public Directory

Continual improvement
BRC and legal compliance
Relevant Clauses
 Awareness of legislative requirements in country of
manufacture and use
 Compliance with legal requirements
 HARM system includes legal requirements
 Provision of safe
product starts with
YOU!
  THANK YOU

• Q&A

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