Hi all,
First off, I am so glad I have stumbled across this website/forums and hope to contribute myself soon. however I do need some help regarding 3.6 Specifications in the BRC standard.
First of all I will give you some background. I work for a contract wine bottling company. so we don't actually have any raw materials per se and all product is the customers not ours.
So I am doing an audit on specifications and am a little stuck.
3.6.5 Specifications shall be reviewed whenever products change (e.g. ingredients, processing method) or at least every 3 years. The date of review and approval of any changes shall be recorded.
So I am trying to review specs of suppliers bottle, corks, closures any primary packaging really and any chemicals that are used in the 'open area. I have obtained the specs but how do I prove that I have reviewed them? or how do I prove that the supplier has reviewed them?
Next.
3.6.4 The Company shall seek formal agree of specifications with relevant parties. Where specifications are not formally agreed then the company shall be able to demonstrate that it has taken steps to ensure formal agreement is in place.
What steps can demonstrate that steps have been taken to ensure formal agreement is in place?
Thanks in advance