BRC Food Standard is a standard established by the British retailers in 1998 for the purpose of providing a minimum hygiene standard in food production facilities.

BRC Certification has a broad scope including Quality, Hygiene and Product Safety, and is one of the most important requirements for entering the British markets.

BRC Standards comprise of:

- BRC Food– Food
- BRC/IoP– Packaging
- BRC CPS – Consumer Products
- BRC Storage and Distribution – Storage and Distribution
- BRC Non GM – Non-GMO Products.

In the year 2003, BRC Food standard has been accepted as an approved standard by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative), and published as the latest updated version 5 ‘Global Standard for Food Safety’.


Articles of the BRC Standard:

1 Senior Management’s Commitment
2 Food Safety Plan - HACCP
3 Food Safety and quality Management System
4 Site Standards
5 Product Control
6 Process Control
7 Personnel

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