What is the BRC Global Standard Storage for Storage and Distribution?

Business Articles | April 30, 2011

Meeting the requirements of the BRC Global Standard ensures best practice standards are developed, implemented and maintained for any organization involved in the storage and/or distribution of goods. Storage and distributor companies can be certified against this Standard to demonstrate their competence in maintaining product safety and integrity. The Standard is equally relevant to companies storing and/or distributing food, consumer goods and packaging. This Standard is applicable to all forms of transportation.

Meeting the requirements of the BRC Storage and Distribution Standard ensures best practice standards are developed, implemented and maintained for any organization involved in the storage and/or distribution of goods.

Storage and distributor companies can be certified against this Standard to demonstrate their competence in maintaining product safety and integrity. The Standard is equally relevant to companies storing and/or distributing food, consumer goods and packaging. This Standard is applicable to all forms of transportation.

Storage and distribution is the link between all stages of the product supply chain and retail. The introduction and the implementation of this Standard represent the efforts made to ensure product safety and integrity through the supply chain.

The Standard contains separate modules for the different sectors within the supply chain, namely storage, distribution, wholesaling and contracted specialist services offered by storage companies such as:

Product Inspection/Sorting
Contract Packing (Repacking, Assembly Packing)
Quantity Control Inspection
Contract Chilling/Freezing/Defrost Operations

EU Regulations (No. 178/2002, No. 852/2004) legally oblige food storage and distribution companies to ensure systems are in place to supply safe and legal products.

Benefits of the BRC Global Standards

Comprehensive and focused on safety, legality and quality
Clear and detailed requirements based on HACCP principles supported by documented systems
Standardized reporting format providing information on how sites meet the requirements of the Standards
Closure of all non-conformity identified at an audit with evidence included in the report before Certificates can be issued
Complementary with existing quality management systems e.g. ISO and HACCP where these meet the requirements of the Standard
Focuses on identifying and preventing hazards from contaminating food
Is based on sound science
Permits more efficient and effective government oversight, primarily because the record keeping allows investigators to see how well a firm is complying with food safety laws over a period rather than how well it is doing on any given day
Places responsibility for ensuring food safety appropriately on the food manufacturer or distributor
Helps food companies compete more effectively in the world market
Reduces barriers to international trade.

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