BRC - British Retail Consortium - is an important international trade association, its members include: large multinational retail chains, department stores, town stores, online stores and other retailers; retail products manufacturers, certification bodies, accreditation bodies and trade associations. The BRC standard integrates the contents of the factory audits of many major buyers and combines the requirements of international standards. It is a good practice and certification standard for the industry, focusing on the safety and risks of products to consumers.

BRC certification refers to the certification of the British Retail Consortium (British Retail Consortium) logo, which is aimed at some suppliers of retail goods entering the global market, mainly the European market. These suppliers must meet the relevant requirements of the BRC standard, with legal, Safety, quality and environmental requirements, etc., can be allowed to enter the European retail market.

  BRC Standard - Food

Food standards serve as the benchmark for food safety management, establishing a standard for food suppliers and for UK retailers and brand owners as primary evidence of due diligence in the face of potential prosecution by law enforcement .

   Food Standard Certification verifies technical competence and helps manufacturers, brand owners and retailers meet legal obligations. It also protects consumer rights. The retail industry, food manufacturers, importers, suppliers, ingredient suppliers and the catering industry can greatly benefit from this important standard.

   Food standard content:

  HACCP system, quality management system, factory environmental standards, product control, process control, personnel

  BRC Standard - Packaging and Packaging Materials

   This standard applies to manufacturers responsible for product and brand labelling for retailers. Manufacturers are responsible for using appropriate systems and proper controls to ensure that their packaging is compliant for safe food use. The BRC and Packaging Association developed this standard to assist retailers and manufacturers in meeting their legal obligations. This standard provides a basis for auditing by companies providing packaging, which will help safeguard consumers.

   Scope: Pre-packaging and processing, packaging materials provided from inventory when adding products or repacking, products produced from packaging materials or used in food preparation, and products that come into direct contact with food

  Standard requirements: Implement a formal hazard analysis system, a written technical management system, factory standards, control of products, production links and personnel

  BRC Standard - Consumer Goods

  BRC (British Retail Consortium) global standard consumer product certification is aimed at suppliers of retail goods that enter the European market, mainly the UK market. Suppliers must meet the relevant requirements of the standard in order to be granted access to the European retail market. If the enterprise passes the BRC standard certification product, it is easier to enter the large foreign retailer market.

  Consumer product standard content: HACCP system, quality management system, factory environment, product control, production link control, personnel management

  BRC Standard - Warehousing and Logistics

  Warehousing and logistics is the connection of product supply chain and retail at all stages. The introduction and implementation of this standard represents an effort to ensure the safety and integrity of products throughout the supply chain. Storage and distribution companies can be certified to this standard to demonstrate their ability to maintain the safety and integrity of their products. This standard applies to all forms of transportation.

   This standard contains separate modules in different parts of the supply chain, namely storage, distribution, wholesale and contracting specific services provided by storage companies, such as: product inspection/sorting, contract packaging (repackaging, assembly packaging), quality control inspections

The BRC standard has been successively adopted as an industry standard by relevant institutions in various countries, and is regarded as a landmark authoritative standard. It has not only become a global supplier evaluation standard in the retail industry, but also widely used by a large number of well-known brand enterprises to evaluate their own suppliers and suppliers. Audit and evaluation of production plants. Now the BRC standard has been widely adopted by suppliers in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East, Australia and North and South America. With the gradual increase in the authority of the BRC certification mark around the world and its wider recognition, the BRC certification mark is not only limited to products that want to enter the European market, but has been recognized as a global certification mark.