BRCGS Packaging Materials concerns product safety and quality in packaging manufacture. The current basis is Issue 7 and its applicable position statements. A food site’s Food Safety certification does not automatically cover the packaging manufacturer’s operations.
Discuss your scopeBRCGS Packaging Materials concerns product safety and quality in packaging manufacture. The current basis is Issue 7 and its applicable position statements. A food site’s Food Safety certification does not automatically cover the packaging manufacturer’s operations.
An initial Packaging Materials brief should identify the manufacturing site, materials, intended uses and printing, laminating or converting operations. Attach representative customer specifications and the revision history of the proposed packaging. State which processes are outsourced and which food-contact evidence remains unresolved.
The technical contact verifies the brief against a real packaging batch; production owners supply material and process records. Separate programme preparation from legal food-contact evidence and any testing. The approved body confirms the certification scope. Do not describe artwork approval or an existing food-factory certificate as acceptance of the packaging application.
A hypothetical packaging producer transfers approved artwork to a new laminate structure. Previous artwork approval does not establish the new material’s intended use. Link the customer’s use description, layer and adhesive changes, approved drawing version and manufactured batch. Examine the necessary food-contact compliance evidence separately; a Packaging Materials assessment does not automatically replace that legal compliance.
Track the actual implementation of corrective actions after the audit. Assess new inks, material layers or lines for their effect on hazards and scope. Follow Issue 7 alongside current position statements; certificate continuation depends on assessment under the relevant certification body rules.
The business prepares its own process controls and authentic operating records. A request to QRS must identify the activity and proposed assessment programme; acceptance requires confirmation of applicable scope, authority and conflicts of interest. QRS’s published impartiality policy excludes management-system consultancy and consultancy-like implementation guidance. For a scope discussion with QRS, share activities, addresses, products and customer requirements. Verify the selected scheme’s body approval and scope in the official register. Preparation, independent assessment and the certification decision are separate stages.
BRCGS Packaging Materials concerns product safety and quality in packaging manufacture. The current basis is Issue 7 and its applicable position statements. A food site’s Food Safety certification does not automatically cover the packaging manufacturer’s operations.
An initial Packaging Materials brief should identify the manufacturing site, materials, intended uses and printing, laminating or converting operations. Attach representative customer specifications and the revision history of the proposed packaging. State which processes are outsourced and which food-contact evidence remains unresolved.
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Describe your food operation, sites, products and requested programme. The request must be reviewed for scope, authority and conflicts before any assessment is accepted; it is not an offer to design or implement your management system.
The business prepares its own process controls and authentic operating records. A request to QRS must identify the activity and proposed assessment programme; acceptance requires confirmation of applicable scope, authority and conflicts of interest. QRS’s published impartiality policy excludes management-system consultancy and consultancy-like implementation guidance. For a scope discussion with QRS, share activities, addresses, products and customer requirements. Verify the selected scheme’s body approval and scope in the official register. Preparation, independent assessment and the certification decision are separate stages.
