As major retailers seek to ensure the integrity of their products throughout the entire food supply chain they are looking to suppliers to have 3rd party certification to an approved GFSI food safety-related certification scheme.

The Global Food Safety Initiative drives continuous improvement of food safety management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.

A food safety management scheme is 'recognised' by GFSI when all of its criteria are considered to be equivalent to the requirements set out in the GFSI Guidance Document. BRC Global Standard for Agents & Brokers is widely recognised as one of the front running standards for Agents & Brokers approved by GFSI.

Many UK, North American and European food organisations specifically require Agents and Brokers to have gained certification to the BRC Global Standard for Agents & Brokers.

This package has been written in compliance with the BRC Global Standard for Agents & Brokers Issue 3 which was published on October 20201 and effective from 1 April 2022.

The new Standard continues to require core elements which are covered extensively in this package:

• Senior Management Commitment
• Hazard and Risk Assessment.
• Product Safety and Quality Management System.
• Supplier and Subcontracted Service Management.

See more details about the BRC Global Standard for Agents & Brokers and the changes in Issue 3 in our article: About the BRC Global Standard for Agents and Brokers Issue 3

This BRC Agents and Brokers Product Safety & Quality Management System Implementation Package includes comprehensive document templates which cover these core elements and are aligned with the clauses of the Standard for ease of implementation.

BRC Global Standard for Agents and Brokers changes in Issue 3 include the requirement for senior management to plan and develop a food safety culture and a greater emphasis on food authenticity and food defence. There are also updated requirements for product safety activities including internal audits, preventative action, root cause analysis and incident management.

BRC Agents & Brokers Product Safety & Quality Management System Implementation Package Contents

Comprehensive Procedures Manual

A comprehensive set of editable top level documents in Microsoft Word format that cover all the requirements of the BRC standard and form the basis of your Product Safety & Quality Management System. The system is delivered in sections that match the BRC standard for ease of implementation:

• Senior Management Commitment and Continual Improvement.
• Hazard and Risk Assessment.
• Product Safety and Quality Management System.
• Supplier and Subcontracted Service Management.
• Personnel.

A comprehensive set of editable top level documents in Microsoft Word format that cover all the requirements of the BRC standard and form the basis of your Product Safety & Quality Management System.

• Comprehensive HACCP documentation in accordance with CODEX 12 steps of HACCP Application (2020) including Hazard Analysis Templates

• Introduction to the BRC Agents and Brokers Implementation Package Training Presentation

• Food Defence Risk Assessment Tool

• Food Fraud Risk Assessment Tool

• Supplier Risk Assessment Tool

• Internal Auditor Training

• HACCP Training

• A range of Sample Food Safety Record Templates in Microsoft Word format

• Supplementary Allergen Risk Management Tools & Templates

• Supplementary Product Development Module

• Free Technical Support until you achieve Certification