BRC Global Standards Storage and Distribution Standard Issue 4

With just under 3 months before publication of the BRC Global Standards Storage & Distribution Standard Issue 4, on 1/11/2020, we take a look at some of the most important…

Remote Internal audits and independent review by our food safety consultants

The current lockdown on us all, imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, has meant that some food businesses are short staffed and may be concentrating on other priorities, namely keeping…

Remote assessment of compliance to food safety and GFSI Standards

One of the few positive things to have come out of the COVID-19 crisis is that companies have begun to explore, perhaps more deeply than ever, the concept of effective…

I’m in food storage and distribution – do I need a full HACCP Plan?

We quite often receive a question from the food or food packaging storage and distribution industry – especially from those considering certification to the BRC Global Standards Global Storage and…

The first audits against Issue 8 of the BRC Global Standards Global Food Safety Standard

Congratulations to Stephens Fresh Foods in Kent, for achieving a Grade A after their first audit against the new BRC Global Standards Global Food Safety Standard Issue 8!  Stephens Fresh…

A guide to the BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Storage and Distribution – Section 3

Section 3 of the BRC Global Standards Global Storage and Distribution Standard is concerned with the Quality Management System. The requirements of this section are normally implemented as policy within…

HACCP for Storage and Distribution Companies Part 2

HACCP for Food Storage and Distribution Companies In the next part of our blog about HACCP for Storage and Distribution companies, based on the clauses within the BRC Global Standards…

HACCP for Food Storage and Distribution Companies part 1

A background to HACCP HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) is a specific type of food safety risk assessment that applies along the food supply chain from producer to…

Asda tightening up supply chain food safety

The New Asda policy on supply chain food safety Asda are the first retailer to have implemented a series of demands upon their supply chain, with the aim of tightening…