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British Retail Consortium

The British Retail ConsortiumAs the "Voice of British Retailing", the British Retail Consortium (BRC) expresses the views of its members and keeps the press, parliamentarians, consumers and many other opinion formers informed about issues in the retail sector. We take a broad view of what issues are affecting retailers, inclusive of retail crime policy; environment, property and transport; regulatory and consumer affairs.

The full range of BRC publications – Standards, Guidelines, The Retailer, Yearbooks, Reports, Publications and even DVDs and Plaques – can be found within the categories displayed on the left of this page.

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BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Interpretation Guideline and Best Practice Guidelines Pack (Print Version)

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has produced guidance on interpretation of requirements of the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety - Issue 5. The guideline discusses the principles behind each of the requirements ...more

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BRC Global Standard for Food Safety - Interpretation Guideline (Print Version)

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has produced guidance for the understanding of how to obtain certification to Issue 5 of the Global Standard for Food Safety and the implementation of individual requirements across all industry sectors. The guideline discusses the principles behind each of the requirements ...more

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BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (North American Version): Issue 5 (Print Version)

The North American version of the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 5 incorporates US terminology. The content and the clauses within the Standard remain the same as the original 'BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 5' (ISBN 9780117037915), which published in January 2008. ...more

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BRC Best Practice Guidelines

BRC Best Practice Guideline: Complaint Handling - Issue 2 (Print Version)

A comprehensive complaint handling system is an essential component of a company's safety and quality system, providing a key measure of product quality and identifying opportunities for continual improvement. These guidelines promote best practice for an effective complaints handling system....more

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BRC Best Practice Guideline: Foreign Body Detection - Issue 2 (Print Version)

The contamination of a product with the physical presence of something not intended to be there (a foreign body), often with the potential to cause harm, can result in issues that may include customer complaints, product wastage, and brand damage. ...more

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BRC Best Practice Guideline: Internal Audit - Issue 2 (Print Version)

Internal auditing is a key factor in ensuring continued compliance with company policy and procedures and must be regarded by the senior management of a company as being critical to its operation. ...more

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BRC Best Practice Guideline: Pest Control - Issue 2 (Print Version)

An effective pest control system is a pre-requisite to any site's operational system to protect the products on site. These guidelines promote best practice by discussing the elements to be considered when setting up, operating and monitoring a pest control system, whether this is provided by the sites own staff or ...more

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BRC Best Practice Guideline: Traceability - Issue 2 (Print Version)

Traceability requirements are linked to legislative demands in that any product placed on the market shall be fit for purpose and not injurious to health and allows identification of products if they require withdrawal from sale. ...more

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BRC Global Standards

BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 5)

Incorporating a thorough review of all clauses to provide greater guidance for food businesses and clarity to auditors, the 'BRC Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 5)' has been extensively revised for 2008. ...more

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BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials (Issue 3)

Incorporating a thorough review of all clauses to provide greater guidance for packaging businesses and clarity to auditors, the 'BRC / IOP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials (Issue 3)' has been extensively revised ...more

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BRC Global Standard - Storage and Distribution - Print

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

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BRC Global Standard Plaques

BRC Global Standard PlaquesEarning 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. Manufactured from clear Perspex, the plaque will be etched in colour with the appropriate Standard's logo and engraved with the certificated organisation's name. ...more information