The BRC Global Standards are a suite of four industry-leading Technical Standards that specify requirements to be met by an organisation to enable the production, packaging, storage and distribution of safe food and consumer products. Originally developed in response to the needs of UK members of the British Retail Consortium, the Standards have gained usage world-wide and are specified by growing numbers of retailers and branded manufacturers in the EU, North America and further afield. Certification to a Global Standard, which is achieved through audit by a third party Certification Bodies, reassures retailers and branded manufacturers of the capability and competence of the supplier, and reduces the need for retailers and manufacturers to carry out their own audits, thereby reducing the administrative burden on both the supplier and the customer.
針對近來發(fā)生的多次食品恐慌事件,比如感染瘋牛病的牛肉、家禽和蛋的沙門氏菌污染和奶制品中李斯特菌超量等等,BRC(英國零售業(yè)協(xié)會,一個代表英國零售商利益的英國商業(yè)組織)發(fā)表了BRC-全球食品標準,對食品制造工廠的最低衛(wèi)生標準進行了規(guī)范。
BRC-全球食品標準是針對向英國零售商供應食品的任何國家以及任何食品的供應商設計的。遵守此項方案并不是法律規(guī)定,但是英國零售商對這個標準十分推崇。為了遵守此標準,食品供應商/制造商必須在他們的管理體系中采用三項主要標準:
HACCP的采用和實施
一個備有證明文件的和有效的質量管理體系
工廠環(huán)境標準、產(chǎn)品、過程和人員的控制
按照BRC-全球食品標準要求認證您的食品管理系統(tǒng)會給貴企業(yè)帶來以下的益處:
改善貴公司食品安全和食品安全管理體系
展示貴公司對生產(chǎn)或銷售安全食品的承諾
獲得英國零售業(yè)的認可和信任
提高貴公司客戶/消費者對產(chǎn)品安全和質量的信心
改善貴公司新市場/新客戶的看法
減少供應商的審核次數(shù)