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Food Safety Culture is a tool that you can use to improve your culture across four categories - People, Process, Purpose and Proactivity. It is a simple step you could look to take to maintain customer confidence, and to help you recover post COVID-19
We are delighted to welcome Evren Kabagoz who will be our representative in Turkey. BRCGS is growing rapidly in Turkey, and Evren will be your main point of contact to discuss how we can guide you through the process and support your development needs. Welcome Evren!
Issue 9 is here! Today marks the launch of the Global Standard Food Safety Issue 9. Originally published in 1998, it has has since developed and evolved to become the leading global
#foodsafety
programme. Hear from key stakeholders in our
#launch
video
The BRCGS team were very excited to come together to celebrate the launch of
#foodsafety
Issue 9. As a global organisation, we couldn't all physically get together so we met in the London and Canada offices and the rest joined through Teams. How are you celebrating the launch?
Alec Kyriakides: Undertake professional training; get involved with professional organisations and working groups (e.g.
@campdenbri
and
@ifstnews
); let innovation motivate you. The only person who limits you is you
#BRCGSLeaders
Our new remote audit solutions have been greatly received. That’s because they ensure the continuity of BRCGS Certification. Now, brands have put their backing behind this initiative. Find out more in our latest update on our remote audit solutions.
A great conversation with
@DoctorRuth
from
@FDAfood
and Brei Clifford from
@NestleUSA
. How can Whole genome sequencing (WGS) influence Food safety and consumer protection? Tell us your thoughts and use
#BRCGSAmericas
Product safety culture is a key part of Global Standard Food Safety audit. In Food Safety Issue 9, the food safety culture section has evolved with the introduction of the behaviour changes required to improve product safety culture.
Find out more here:
Congratulations to
@alpuraoficial
for winning the FSA 2020 BRCGS Certified Site of the Year Award! Alpura is committed to Food Safey by aliging with BRCGS' beliefs. We are proud to award Alpura with this honor. Register for our
#virtualspeakersweek
World Food Safety Day takes place today at a time when it’s more important than ever that we protect the safety of food. We are proud of our sites that have worked throughout this crisis to continue to deliver food that we can all trust.
#SafeFood
#FoodSafety
#WorldFoodSafetyDay
ITS LAUNCH DAY! Check out our latest news item if you are looking for more information about Issue 9 of the Global Standard Food Safety, including how to get hold of your copy of the publication, transition timelines, launch webinars and training:
Our keynote speaker, Bizhan Pourkomailian from
@McDonalds
kicking off
#FoodSafetyEurope
for us this morning, talking about managing
#FoodSafety
risk in the face of changing diets.
We think we’re about to improve your November! That’s because Storage and Distribution Standard Issue 4 will be released next month. It’s been revamped and upgraded to make it more relevant in our global network. Get excited!
#brcgs
#globalstandards
We're just one month away from
#FoodSafetyEurope
! Have you booked your place? Join us to hear from a packed line-up of
#foodsafety
experts delivering hand-picked, fresh ideas straight to you in a usable take-home format:
We ‘Audit the Auditors’ to ensure continued improvement and consistent outcomes. One of our 5 layers of compliance to deliver results you can trust.
Learn more:
#brcgs
#compliance
Here at BRCGS we are keen to celebrate the success of our customers on social media and would love for you to get involved.
Simply take a photo of your team, tag your post with
#WeAreBRCGS
and you could make it onto the BRCGS feed.
We look forward to seeing your celebratory post!
Help shape the largest global food safety standard. A draft of Issue 9 is open for public consultation and we welcome your input to ensure that it continues to deliver safe food.
#foodsafety
#ScienceForASaferWorld
#BRCGS
Really excited to be working with Waitrose & Partners who have seen the value of our Professional Learning and Development programme as setting the benchmark of best practice of their suppliers.
Following the launch of our newly upgraded Storage and Distribution Standard, the Interpretation guidelines and Key Changes are deigned to help you get up to speed and interpret with the new Standard
#brcgs
#sanddi4
#supplychain
#transparency
#trust
Congratulations to our most recent graduate from Argentina! María now feels she can lead her food safety team with more clarity due to her comprehensive understanding of the
#BRCGS
requirements. Read more:
#IAMPROFESSIONAL
Congratulations to
@campdenbri
’s Bertrand Emond for being the inaugural winner of the CEO Award at
#FoodSafetyEurope
! Definitely standing out at today’s event.
The
#FSA2022
Awards have been announced! Congratulations to this year's winners and thank you to all the nominees!
Thank you for joining us and putting in the hard work and effort to win this prestigious award!
It's not too late to get your team up to date on Food Safety Issue 9 - take a look at our training courses in the Americas! Your team will need to comply with Issue 9 during audits beginning on Feb 1st, 2023.
To see Food Safety Issue 9 course selection:
COVID-19 brings new challenges, but the world needs your essential services. Join us this Friday April 24th to learn about new resources, tools and an opportunity for a live Q&A with
#BRCGS
.
Register now:
#covid19
#compliance
#webinar
#foodsafety
Issue 8 of the BRC Global Standard for
#FoodSafety
will be published in August 2018. Training for auditors and sites will commence in October.
#FoodSafetyEurope
Welcome back from the weekend! We are starting the week with culture...Food Safety Culture. Our short video explains how culture can reduce risk and errors, and improve quality. If you want to find out more, head over to our website -
#brcgs
#foodsafety
From our fully-packed venue with our fine turnout of attendees on the ongoing last day of the inaugural Training Festival India! A strong endorsement of BRC Global Standards for growing the
#FoodSafety
expertise in the India market and gathering the industry here.
#BRCGSFestival
“I am proud to be recognised as a
#BRCGS
#Professional
. It has changed my perspective… increased my self-confidence &… will enable me to communicate with people who are competent in many areas of my professional life.” Read more:
#IAMPROFESSIONAL
Following a new GFSI requirement for Benchmarking, we have published a Position Statement to provide guidance on the new unannounced audit programme. This will affect sites that are certified to the Food, Packaging and Storage and Distribution Standards.
To ensure that our standards add value and are applied consistently, we work closely with our accredited certification body partners. This demonstrates their competence and supports the aim of delivering food safety – the theme of today’s World Accreditation Day.
#WAD2020
We are really pleased to be working with HelloFresh, the leading online meal-kit company, to shape our new S&D Standard to ensure it provides best practice in the complex area of e-commerce to meet quality and food safety requirements.
BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 6 is launching soon. We will be running approved training and webinars, direct from the Standard owner. Contact us for more information training
@brcgs
.com
Food Safety Issue 9 launched yesterday on 01 August 2022!
Watch this video to hear Richa Bedi-Navik, BRCGS Senior Global Standards Manager introduce this new edition.
#Food9
#foodsafety
#launch
#scienceforasaferworld
We're busy behind the scenes preparing for the much-anticipated launch of
#BRCGS
Food Safety Issue 9 this August! We're currently pulling together training materials & webinars for certificated sites so watch this space! Updates on the publication process:
A revision to HACCP is close. A significant changes is the inclusion that food manufacturers must “Build a positive food safety culture by demonstrating commitment to providing safe and suitable food and encouraging appropriate food safety practices;”
If you're from a BRCGS Food Certified Site, check out our Food Issue 8 Lead Auditor Training. Becoming a BRCGS auditor will allow you to have an expert in house and the ability to expand your own learning. Registering your interest to see your eligibility:
Alec Kyriakides: resilience is an important factor too. You will get lots of knock-backs and some who won’t appreciate your motivation and passions. Know your outcomes and fill your learning and knowledge gaps.
#BRCGSLeaders
Ethical trade not only create enormous benefits for people around the world, but also represents an opportunity for brands. This
#GlobalEthicsDay
, find out more about why ethical trade is important to your business here:
#GlobalEthicsDay2021
#Ethics
#BRCGS
#BRCGSAcademy
is celebrating 20 years! Learn more about the value we can offer and register your interest in ‘Training’ and our colleagues will reach out to you with further information.
Our Global Standard for Storage & Distribution is a fully flexible framework that reflects the current dynamics and changing role of the logistics sector. Find out how it could benefit your business
#themissinglink
#brcgs
#sanddi4
#supplychain
#trust
LRQA in collaboration with BRCGS are hosting a BRCGS Food Safety Standard Issue 9 webinar to help you with your transition to the revised version.
Find out more about the webinar and register here:
EU Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 is being revised to include food safety culture requirements. Is your site prepared? If you're looking for a solution, our
#Food
#Safety
#Culture
#Excellence
assessment tool will ensure your compliance with future Regulation
Learn more about the Global Standard for
#Food
Safety with our upcoming virtual training courses. Gain a full understanding of Issue 8 requirements & audit process. Learn the global standards from the people who set them to be prepared for your next audit
We continue the shoutouts to our Food Safety Americas 2021 Awards today! Here is Kris Middleton, Auditor of the Year! Check out his acceptance speech here –
#brcgs
#foodsafetyamericas
Food Safety Issue 9 launched on 01 August 2022. Find out more about this latest revision on the website here:
Don't forget to head to the store to download the updated Standard, interpretation guidelines and key changes document:
This short video provides a simple explanation of how businesses dealing with Food, Packaging, and Consumer Products can adopt the standard to assure their warehousing and logistics activities.
#themissinglink
#brcgs
#sanddi4
#supplychain
#trust
BRCGS Announces Revised Guidance For Sites Affected By COVID-19 (Update: March 25th 2020) BRCGS would like to thank all stakeholders who have contributed and we hope this step can keep the supply chain functioning and retail stores remain well stocked.
NEW – BRCGS Guidance - Managing Food Safety During Covid-19 published to complement the BRCGS Food Safety Standard, and to help managers fine tune their food safety management systems to cope with the new position which the food industry now faces.
Meera Hoosen, the winner of the Food Safety Europe 2022 Approved Training Partner award, was featured on pages 26-27 in August's Food & Beverage Reporter Magazine issue. Find out more about her and her journey with BRCGS here:
Do you want to improve your communication, influencing and networking skills? Join us at
#BRCGSLeaders
for an interactive session with speaker, author and entrepreneur,
@warrencass
, following our keynote presentation from Alec Kyriakides from
@sainsburys
:
Certification to the BRCGS Gluten-free standard enables sites to respond to the evolving demands of their customers and clear market opportunity. Use our self-assessment checklist to find out what you need to do to get certificated:
Issue 9 of the Global Standard Food Safety was published in August 2022. To ensure that you are aware of the changes in the latest issue, BSI and BRCGS will be hosting a webinar on 11 October focussing on what an auditor will be looking for.
Sign up here:
Part of the difficulty is that ‘culture’ isn’t really tangible. It's something that an organisation ‘is’, rather than ‘has’. Ahead of Food Safety Issue 9, this short article explores this topic further:
#culture
#standards
#foodsafety
Continual improvement is a key ingredient of any strong and reputable food business. The best-performing organisations know that they need to get the basics right and then build on that foundation. Read this article to find out more:
#foodsafety
#standards
New year, new connections to build in 2021 through Food Safety Europe. The countdown begins before our big virtual event on the 28th of January. Take a look at your ticket options and explore this year's programme on our website:
We are pleased to announce that the draft consultation for Packaging Standard Issue 6 is now available. We welcome any feedback by 15 December 2018
#brcglobalstandard
#packaging
#foodsafety
Learn how Food Safety Culture can benefit your organisation,
@lloydsregister
is delivering a webinar in partnership with BRCGS and TSI on the 2nd of July, 2 p.m. (BST).
Register now:
Claudia Miranda is our second BRC Global Standards Professional in Latin America and is a Quality Assurance Manager for Comercializadora Econut. We had an opportunity to find out more about her role and what the Professional qualification means to her
By being certificated to the Global Standard Gluten-Free, sites can communicate their commitment to producing safe, reliable and trusted gluten-free products for consumers through the use of dedicated trademarks.
Find out more about the benefits here:
Operational challenges have led to increased compliance risks across many areas of operations. Is Confidential Reporting more important than ever. Visit our Covid-19 Resource Hub to read our guidance on this and other topics.
Certificated sites have free access to a service package that contains a wealth of tools to support business restart and recovery. Don’t miss out on the value it can deliver for your site.
#GFSI
#foodsafety
#businessrestart