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[MMKlein]

Hi, how are you?
I’d like to know if anyone has experience certifying a company that doesnt have a plant site and all the process are made copackers.

Thank you in advance.

[SHQuality]

I've worked at a business that had a BRC certification for agents and brokers. We sold products that we imported from another continent and that were stored in an external warehouse. No manufacturing on our part.

 

However, not having a plant site doesn't mean there are no risks. The details will be different for FSSC, but the main lines are the same. You need to be able to show an auditor that you have robust procedures (including a supplier approval procedure that deals with the major risks, a monitoring plan to confirm your suppliers are managing these risks and a complaint procedure that involves you pushing your suppliers to deal with deviations.)

 

I would suggest starting by building a HACCP plan to see where the risks in your business are and then building any procedures that don't yet exist but are necessary to deal with the risks. 

 

I have found the guidance at https://myhaccp.food...k/help/guidance to be particularly helpful in building HACCP plans.

[Tony-C]

Hi MMKlein,

 

I would discuss with your chosen certification body. Most likely to fall into Food Category FII Brokering/Trading/E-commerce - Buying and selling products on its own account without physical handling or as an agent for others of any item that enters the food chain.

Relevant Documents ISO 22000:2018 & FSSC 22000 Additional requirements

 

Kind regards,

 

Tony