Packaging and Packaging Materials

The BRC/IOP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue 3

Originally created to establish a Standard for the suppliers of packaging and packaging materials for the food industry, this Standard is now a leading global Standard adopted by major retailers, manufacturers and packaging businesses around the world and is equally applicable to consumer products packaging producers. Certification to the Standard verifies technical performance, aids manufacturers’ fulfilment of legal obligations and helps provide protection to the consumer.

The latest edition features a number of innovations, including:

• Extended scope to cover non-food packaging producers
• The audit frequency established at 12 month intervals, with 6 months for suppliers receiving 3 or more major non-conformities
• Requirements for auditors included in the Standard to allow companies to verify auditor qualifications
• Greater emphasis on senior management demonstrating their commitment to the aim of achieving product quality and safety and to ensuring that corrective action for non-conformities is undertaken
• Hazard and risk management has been comprehensively reviewed to provide greater guidance to Certification Bodies and producers
• Expanded sections on issues of major importance, such as site security, product design and development and control of In-line testing equipment 

Benefits of the BRC Global Standards

• Comprehensive and focused on safety, legality and quality
• Clear and detailed requirements based on HACCP principles supported by documented systems
• Standardised reporting format providing information on how sites meet the requirements of the Standards
• Closure of all non-conformities identified at an audit with evidence included in the report before certificates can be issued
• Complementary with existing quality management systems e.g. ISO and HACCP where these meet the requirements of the Standard 

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About The Packaging Society

The Packaging Society (formerly The Institute of Packaging - IOP) is a division of the Institute of Minerals and Mining, an association for individual professionals working throughout the whole materials cycle. 

Tracing its origins back to the Institute of Packaging, formed in 1947, the Society focuses its attention on packaging training, helping its members to develop their packaging expertise and promoting an awareness of the usefulness of packaging amongst the public at large.

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