Oh yes mandatory uannnounced audits that would be a big one. Mind you it's the way the retailers are going and essentially it's their standard.
Not sure what you mean re bringing the BRC Packaging in line?
Regards,
Simon
Well lets take laundry as an example, seeing it is topical at the moment.
BRC V5
7.5.4 Laundering of protective clothing shall take place in-house using defined and verified criteria to validate the effectiveness of the laundering process, or by an approved contracted and audited laundry. The effectiveness of cleaning shall be monitored. Washing of workwear by the employee is exceptional but shall be deemed acceptable where, based on a detailed risk assessment, it can be confirmed that there is no risk to product safety. Detailed procedures shall be in place to ensure the effectiveness of the laundering process.
BRC/IOP
6.5.7 Protective clothing shall be kept clean and laundered. Laundering shall be carried out by one of the following methods: professionally laundery service, in-house controlled laundering facility or self care.
6.5.8 Self care shall be permitted provided adequate controls and appropriate guidelines are in place. there shall be a defined process for monitoring the effectiveness of the system
Why should they be so different? Do those who self launder stipulate is their procedures what detergents can be used? temperatures for washing? ensuring that work clothing aren't mixed with domestic laundry? How would you validate? do they expect staff to log each wash? how would you measure the effectiveness of that cleaning for self care?
I'm sure that i'm not alone in being nervous about self care, and i would expect that there very few from food manufacturing would allow self care (except in dispatch and stores). Primary packaging that is used for food manufacture should be treated the same as if it were a raw ingredient as contaminatiion can (and sometimes does) originate from packaging.
I just this it needs parity
Caz x