BRC is certified by british retail consortium.

BRC standard covers the key control system, quality management system, product control, process control, factory environment and personnel of product safety. Its terms are divided into three levels, namely, basic, advanced and suggestions. Divide the discrepancies into serious, major and minor. The judgment of BRC audit results depends on the distribution of three kinds of discrepancies at three different levels, so there is only a pass or a fail.

BRC was originally formulated to implement the legal requirements of the EU General Product Safety Directive. Its significant normative role in determining and promoting supplier quality and safety has made it rapidly develop into a supplier audit standard for retail industry in Europe and even the world, and now it has been extended to the catering industry. Its purpose lies in:

1. Improve behavior and create the best operation practice.

2. Improve supplier standards and consistency to avoid product defects.

3. Avoid multiple audits of manufacturers.

4. Support retailers' different levels of target requirements for the supply chain.

5. Give the most direct explanation and support to the consistent strict quality control behavior.

international certification procedures

1. Application

The applicant submits a written application to the system certification body in accordance with the prescribed content and format, and submits the necessary information. According to the applicant's situation, the certification body makes a decision to accept, reject or accept the applicant after improvement.

2. Visiting the auditee for the first time

The leader of the project audit team decides whether it is necessary to conduct the initial interview. The purpose of the initial visit includes: the two parties determine the audit date and on-site audit implementation plan through consultation, understand the on-site situation and special requirements according to the review of relevant information provided by the auditee, and the auditee should take timely measures to rectify the problems found in the initial visit.

3. Audit

The audit team conducts document review and on-site audit on the auditee. The purpose of document review is mainly to review whether the provisions of the manual submitted by the auditee meet the requirements of the applied standards.

4. Corrective measures

For the nonconformities found, the auditee shall prepare a rectification plan and send it to the certification body, and complete it within three months and send a copy to the implementation and effect of the rectification.

5. Submission and review of the audit report

The leader of the project audit team is responsible for submitting the audit report to the technical committee of the certification body for review and approval within one week after the audit team leaves.

6. Certification and publication

Upon the approval of the Committee, the certification certificate uniformly formulated by the certification authority and printed with the certification mark of the certification body shall be issued to the auditee.

7. Supervision and Management

There are the following provisions on supervision and management after being approved for certification:

(1) Use of signs. The holder of the system certification certificate shall use its special logo according to the regulations of the system certification body, and shall not use the logo on the product to prevent customers from mistakenly thinking that the product is certified.

(2) notification. If the holder of the certificate changes the quality system during the certification audit, he shall report the change to the system certification body in time, and the system certification body shall decide whether it is necessary to re-evaluate according to the specific situation.

(3) supervision and audit. System certification bodies shall supervise and audit the quality system of certificate holders at least once a year, so as to keep the quality system.

(4) Disposal after supervision. Through the supervision and audit of the certificate holder's quality system, if it is confirmed that its system continues to meet the specified requirements, its certification qualification will be maintained. If it is confirmed that the system does not meet the specified requirements, depending on the severity of the non-compliance, the system certification body will decide to suspend the use of the certification certificate and logo or revoke the certification qualification and withdraw its system certification certificate.

the above contents refer to:

Baidu Encyclopedia -BRC british retail consortium Certification

Baidu Encyclopedia-International Certification.