British Retail Consortium Global Safety (BRCGS)
TJH Consulting, LLC BRCGS Consultants have assisted many firms obtain BRCGS Certification.
TJH Consulting, LLC BRCGS Consultants conduct an Initial BRCGS Needs Assessment; develop all documents necessary to pass an BRCGS Audit; Assist with Implementation; Facilitate the Official BRCGS Audit, and draft Corrective & Preventive Actions CAPA’s) for any non-conformances.
The standard is divided into seven sections:
1 – Senior management commitment and continual improvement
Your senior managers must commit to implementing and continually improving your organization’s food safety processes.
2 – The Food Safety Plan – HAPPC
Having a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan in place allows you to identify and manage any biological, chemical, or physical hazards that could make the food you produce unsafe to eat.
3 – Food safety and quality management system
You should implement a system that enables you to produce safe products, meet customers’ expectations and ensure staff are well trained.
4 – Site standards
Sites on which you manufacture or prepare food must be laid out, maintained, cleaned, and secured according to strict standards. Your organization must also meet requirements relating to the control of pests and foreign bodies.
5 – Product control
For your products to be considered safe, you need to demonstrate that you properly manage things such as allergens, provenance, and product testing.
6 – Process control
You must implement your HAPPC plan from day to day and have effective procedures in place for ensuring you manufacture your products to the correct quality.
7 – Personnel
This part of the standard covers training, protective clothing, and hygiene. You need to ensure that all personnel are equipped with everything they need to carry out their duties in a safe manner.
** BRCGS certification is now required to be a supplier to: Wal-Mart, Costco, Whole Foods; and many of the National Retail Chains.
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***During your free BRCGS Consultation: you will learn what the requirements are for getting certified, as well as, how much it costs; how long it takes; & how to implement the documents created to assure you pass your BRCGS Certification on the first try & in subsequent years.***
See example codes below: BRCGSI | Library of Codes
