BRC/IoP Packaging Standard

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BRC/IoP Packaging Standard

BSI provides auditing, certification and training services to the BRC/IoP Packaging Standard.

Introduction
Developed by the BRC (the British Retail Consortium, a UK trade organization that represents the interests of the UK retailers) in conjunction with the Institute of Packaging, the BRC/IoP Global Standard - Food Packaging and Other Packaging Materials, was developed to assist retailers and food manufacturers to meet their legal obligations. The standard provides a common basis for the certification of companies supplying packaging for food products to retailers.

Who is it for?
The BRC/IoP Packaging Standard is particularly suitable for suppliers of food packaging materials to UK retailers, regardless of packaging material type or country of origin.

The principles of the standard:

To minimize duplication of evaluation
To ensure transparency and compliance with fair trading legislation
To continuously review and improve standards and supporting processes
To promote best practice

The requirements include:

Organization
Hazard and risk management system
Technical management system
Factory standards
Contamination control
Personnel (hygiene, raw material handling, health, storage areas)

These requirements also cover some of the core elements of ISO 9001:2000. If ISO 9001:2000 is already in place, then the work required to implement the BRC/IoP Packaging Standard should be minimized.

Benefits of Adoption
Certifying your food management system against the requirements of the BRC/IoP Packaging Standard will bring the following benefits to your organization:

Assurance that systems in place are best practice and working to enable production of safe packaging.
Increased customer satisfaction through certification to a recognized standard.
Increased access to markets by meeting customer requirements.
Consolidation of a wide range of certification with one supplier.
Certification associated with the BSI brand.
As some synergy exists between the requirements of the BRC/IoP Packaging Standard and ISO 9001:2000, a combined audit can offer some cost savings compared to two separate audits.

Review information on other Food Safety Standards - BRC Global Standard - Food, Dutch HACCP and ISO 22000:2005 or learn how to implement a Food Safety Management System.

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