BRC Global Standards

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is the leading retail trade association, representing retailers of all sizes. They support retailers and their suppliers though BRC Global Standards a suite of four industry leading Technical Standards that specify requirements to be met by an organization to enable the production, packaging, storage and distribution of safe food and consumer products. BRC Global Standards have been adopted by over 19,000 certificated suppliers in 100 countries.

The full range of BRC publications – Global Standards, Guidelines, BRC Translations, Reports, and Directory Plaques – can be found within the categories displayed on the left of this page.

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BRC Global Standard for Food Safety - Issue 6

Originally created to establish a standard for the suppliers of food products to UK food retailers, this publication has now become a leading global standard supported by major retailers throughout the world and adopted by over 8,000 food businesses in more than 80 countries.
...get the standard plus related guidelines, translations and plaques

BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials - Issue 4

Originally created to establish a standard for the supply of packaging and packaging materials for the food industry, this publication has now become a leading global standard adopted by major retailers and packaging businesses around the world.
...get the standard plus related guidelines, translations and plaques

BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products - Issue 3

The Global Standard for Consumer Products (Issue 3) sets out the requirements for the supply of safe and legal consumer products of consistent quality. The products may be retailer-own label or branded or be for use by other organisations.
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BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution - Issue 2

Meeting the requirements of the BRC Storage and Distribution Standard ensures best practice standards are developed, implemented and maintained. Storage and distributor companies can be certified against this Standard to demonstrate their competence in maintaining product safety and integrity.
...get the standard plus related guidelines and plaques

North American versions of the BRC Standards

The North American versions of the Global Standards incorporate US terminology. The content and the clauses within the Standards remain the same as the original versions. The format and content of the Standards are designed to allow an assessment of a company's premises, operational systems and procedures by a competent third party.
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BRC Global Standard Plaques

Earning BRC Certification is something to be proud of. The personalised BRC plaque is the hallmark for best practice in the retail supply chain and will help assure customers that an organisation is competent in maintaining product safety and integrity.
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