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BRCGS Audit: What the Auditor Actually Checks
A walkthrough of a BRCGS Food Safety audit: preparation, the areas auditors concentrate on, how non-conformities are graded, and what to fix…
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The Supplier Approval Pack: What to Ask For and How to Read It
A supplier approval pack proves a supplier can make the spec repeatably before the first order: what to request, how to read…
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BRCGS vs IFS Food: Which Certification Does Your Buyer Actually Require?
BRCGS Food Safety or IFS Food: which scheme your buyer actually requires by market, audit format, version 8 changes and certificate scope.
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FSSC 22000 vs ISO 22000: Why One Is Accepted by Retailers and the Other Is Not
ISO 22000 is a management system standard; FSSC 22000 is a certification scheme built on ISO 22000 plus a sector prerequisite specification…
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Setting Up a Private Label Frozen Vegetable Range: Brief to First Production
A private label frozen vegetable launch fails on artwork, minimum print runs and change control far more often than on product quality.…
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What is HACCP?
HACCP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, finds the food safety hazards in a process and controls them at set points. The…
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What is BRCGS certification?
BRCGS Food Safety is a private certification standard audited by approved bodies: food safety system, HACCP, site, product and process control.
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Food Safety Standards for Food Suppliers: How the Schemes Fit Together
How HACCP, ISO 22000 and the GFSI-benchmarked schemes relate to each other, which one a buyer is likely to require, and how…