BRCGS Packaging Certification: Ensuring Safety and Quality in Packaging Standards
The BRCGS Global Standard Packaging Materials helps a site or operation to demonstrate they are providing products that are quality assured, legally compliant, and authentic.
The first packaging standard to be recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), BRCGS Packaging Materials is now in its 7th issue and has become the global industry benchmark for packaging excellence. It is not only used by food packaging producers but also by producers of packaging for all applications, across the supply chain.
The standard is applicable for operations that:
- Produce packaging materials for conversion or printing.
- Supply packaging materials from stock where additional product processing or repacking occurs.
- Manufacture and supply of other unconverted or semi-converted and used or incorporated.
The focus for Version 7 has been on: |
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Updating the requirements for hazard analysis and risk assessment systems. |
Enhancing and reinforcing the understanding of product safety and quality culture in the drive to improve transparency and coherence across supply chains. |
Formally including the manufacture of single use/disposable products in to the scope of the Standard. |
Enhancing the importance of allergen management. |
Expanding the audit options to include a blended announced audit and the use of information and communication technology. (ICT). |
Continuing to ensure consistency of the audit process. |
Simplifying the expectations of assurance within the supply chain to minimize potential risks. |
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