The BRC Global Standards are a suite of four industry-leading Technical Standards that specify requirements to be met by an organisation to enable the production, packaging, storage and distribution of safe food and consumer products. Originally developed in response to the needs of UK members of the British Retail Consortium, the Standards have gained usage world-wide and are specified by growing numbers of retailers and branded manufacturers in the EU, North America and further afield. Certification to a Global Standard, which is achieved through audit by a third party Certification Bodies, reassures retailers and branded manufacturers of the capability and competence of the supplier, and reduces the need for retailers and manufacturers to carry out their own audits, thereby reducing the administrative burden on both the supplier and the customer.

　　針對(duì)近來(lái)發(fā)生的多次食品恐慌事件，比如感染瘋牛病的牛肉、家禽和蛋的沙門氏菌污染和奶制品中李斯特菌超量等等，BRC（英國(guó)零售業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)，一個(gè)代表英國(guó)零售商利益的英國(guó)商業(yè)組織）發(fā)表了BRC-全球食品標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，對(duì)食品制造工廠的最低衛(wèi)生標(biāo)準(zhǔn)進(jìn)行了規(guī)范。

　　BRC-全球食品標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是針對(duì)向英國(guó)零售商供應(yīng)食品的任何國(guó)家以及任何食品的供應(yīng)商設(shè)計(jì)的。遵守此項(xiàng)方案并不是法律規(guī)定，但是英國(guó)零售商對(duì)這個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)十分推崇。為了遵守此標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，食品供應(yīng)商/制造商必須在他們的管理體系中采用三項(xiàng)主要標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：

　　HACCP的采用和實(shí)施

　　一個(gè)備有證明文件的和有效的質(zhì)量管理體系

　　工廠環(huán)境標(biāo)準(zhǔn)、產(chǎn)品、過(guò)程和人員的控制

　　按照BRC-全球食品標(biāo)準(zhǔn)要求認(rèn)證您的食品管理系統(tǒng)會(huì)給貴企業(yè)帶來(lái)以下的益處：

　　改善貴公司食品安全和食品安全管理體系

　　展示貴公司對(duì)生產(chǎn)或銷售安全食品的承諾

　　獲得英國(guó)零售業(yè)的認(rèn)可和信任

　　提高貴公司客戶/消費(fèi)者對(duì)產(chǎn)品安全和質(zhì)量的信心

　　改善貴公司新市場(chǎng)/新客戶的看法

　　減少供應(yīng)商的審核次數(shù)

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