Hi Cakeguy,
You need to contact your certification body to discuss the change of ownership.
From BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9, 6 General protocol – post audit 6.1 Communication with certification bodies:
In the event that any circumstances change within the site that may affect the validity of continuing certification, the site shall immediately notify the certification body. Circumstances may include:
• ….. etc.
• change of ownership (see glossary)
The certification body in turn shall take appropriate steps to assess the situation and any implications for the certification, and shall take appropriate action. Information shall be provided to the certification body by the site on request so that an assessment can be made as to the effect on the validity of the current certificate.
The certification body may, as appropriate:
• confirm the validity of the certificate is not affected
• suspend certification pending further investigation
• require further details of the corrective action, root cause analysis and preventive action plan implemented by the site
• undertake a site visit to verify the control of processes and confirm continued certification
• withdraw certification
• issue a new certificate with the new owner’s details.
Kind regards,
Tony
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