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Posted 06 July 2016 - 08:05 PM

Good Morning Members, one of our key customers requires us to gain BRC, SQF or ISO 22000.  We are from the bakery industry.  Which of these standards is easily attainable? 

 

I do realise it may come down to our customer requirements.  My experiences with BRC was that they are very prescriptive in nature. 

 

I would appreciate any feedback. 

 

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Thevan 

 

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Posted 07 July 2016 - 07:05 AM

Hi Thevan,

 

I've heard from a number of auditors that BRC is a bit of a waste of time. While well-recognised, it is very difficult and expensive to attain and maintain and other certifications are equally satisfactory for many customers. From what I hear if you can go down the route of SQF or ISO then that'd be the way to go.

 

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Posted 08 July 2016 - 12:42 PM

I am a big fan of SQF or even one of the IFS standards.


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Posted 15 July 2016 - 06:07 AM

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Posted 15 July 2016 - 09:57 PM

IMO "easily attainable" will equally depend on yr existing resources or, if nil, yr available budget.

 

Both the above will likely (politically) relate to (a) depth of "Customer Driven" ,(b) yr top Management Committment, or lack of.


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Posted 25 July 2016 - 09:17 PM

While my experience GFSI standards has been limited to SQF, I attest to the fact that "ease" of implementation and maintenance of the program is made either attainable or extremely difficult based on the commitment of both senior managment and employees on the floor.  I would think that whichever standard you decide to go with; go for the big "buy in" with salary and hourly people.  Having people support your endeavor and their willingness to adapt to the changes that will inevitably be brought about is priceless.

 

Theven, if you don't mind my asking, is it a single customer that is asking for this certification?  Have you been able to gauge your senior management's response to such a request?





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