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The BRCGS (commonly referred to as The British Retail Consortium) Global Standard for Agents and Brokers provides non-manufacturing traders with a way of demonstrating the legitimacy of their operations, and capability of their business to deliver safe quality food product to their customers.
Agents and Brokers (non-manufacturing traders) who buy, sell or facilitate the trade of products, provide a critical link in the food supply chain, and are an essential part of maintaining food chain transparency, traceability and integrity. The BRCGS Global Standard for Agents and Brokers provides a framework for importers and exporters to manage food product safety, quality and legality for their involvement in the food supply chain.
The scope and audit duration of individual audits will be unique to individual Agent and Broker businesses. The scope of products that can be included in a BRCGS Agents and Brokers Audit (Issue 2) is as follows:
The requirements to achieve a BRCGS Agents and Brokers Certificate are contained in the clauses of the BRCGS Agents and Brokers Standard. The key areas that the BRCGS Agents and Brokers Standard (Version 2) assess to are:
The standard was created to provide confidence in organizations involved in the sourcing and trading of food products, food packing materials and pet foods. This includes: