BRC Food Technical Standard
Diagnosis of the needs of the business
The adoption of the BRC Food Technical Standard food quality system will lead to the following benefits for the company.
The standard:
It is internationally recognised and provides certification acceptable to the customer, replacing the need for on-site assessment and therefore saving time and cost.
It provides a single system and protocol which enables reliable and unbiased assessment by third party accredited certification bodies of the company’s food safety and quality system.
It enables the certified company to appear on the BRC public list allowing recognition of high standards and commercial exploitation of the right to use the certification logo.
It sets an understandable and clear implementation objective and covers quality, hygiene and food safety issues.
It covers the legal requirements for the company and the consumer. In addition, the standard can be used to ensure that the company’s supplier also manages safety.
It requires continuous monitoring and confirmation of corrective actions on non-conformities with the system, and thus enables the company to ensure strict compliance with the system.
It ensures the presence of detailed specifications consistent with legislation and standards of safety and good manufacturing practice.
It ensures the need for quality control of the products of the company’s suppliers who are required to comply with the legislation and implement appropriate production process control systems.
Establishes and maintains a system of control and risk assessment through regular evaluations, tests and analyses.
It promotes direct monitoring and action by the company in the face of customer opinion.
The study of the installation of the BRC Food Technical Standard system in a food processing/distribution plant is a process which, strictly speaking, is specific to the plant and to the specific production processes and, in general, follows the following requirements:
HACCP
Quality system
Internal inspection
Corrective action
Traceability
Flow chart – Product flow – Isolation – Separation
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Hygiene
Handling requirements for special materials
Control of operations
Training
The company BIOCHIMIKI Labs with its qualified staff provides consulting services, undertakes studies and the implementation and continuous support of quality systems related to the food industry.