Here are the results from our BRC Certification Body survey. We will be constantly updating the data on this page as more results come in.

The results are broken down per standard, just click the links below to be taken each standard.

Certificate Extensions
BRC Agents & Brokers | BRC Food | BRC Packaging | BRC Storage & Distribution

Audits
BRC Food


Certificate Extensions

BRC Agents & Brokers – Certification Extension, UK

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge Average communication score Average overall score
Food Chain ID 1 £500.00
Lloyds Register 1 £475.00
NSF International 1 £1,050.00

BRC Food – Certification Extension, UK

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge Average communication score Average overall score
Accura (LLoyds) 1 £712.00
AIB 1 £890.00
Eurofins 4 £1,551.00
Kiwa 4 £0
Micron2 3 £500.00
NSF International 6 £1,000.00
SAI Global 6 £772.50
STS Solutions 1 £445.00
UK Food Certification 2 £300.00

BRC Food – Certification Extension, USA

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge Average communication score Average overall score
DQS Inc. 1 $892.50

BRC Packaging – Certification Extension, UK

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge Average communication score Average overall score
Eurofins 1 £1,302.00
NSF International 2 £1,050.00
QAI 1 £720.00
SGS 1 £746.25

BRC Storage & Distribution – Certification Extension, UK

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge Average communication score Average overall score
SAI Global 1 £749.00
Support Training Services PLC 2 £333.75

Audits

BRC Food – Audits, UK

Costs

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge/hour
Eurofins 1 £110.25
Food Chain ID 1 £125.00
Kiwa 2 £122.31
NSF International 1 £138.61
UK Food Certification 2 £99.52

Star ratings

Name of Certification Body Average of auditor knowledge Average of auditor bias Average of auditor transparency Average communication score Average overall score
Eurofins
Food Chain ID
Kiwa
NSF International
UK Food Certification

Calibration

Name of Certification Body Auditor Calibration: What did your auditor audit to: Were your non-conformances changed during the technical review?
Below standard To the standard Retailer level No response Yes No No response
Eurofins     100%     100%  
Food Chain ID     100%     100%  
Kiwa       100%   50% 50%
NSF International     100%     100%  
UK Food Certification     100%   50% 50%  

BRC Food – Audits, Canada

Costs

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge/hour
SAI Global 1 $312.50

Star ratings

Name of Certification Body Average of auditor knowledge Average of auditor bias Average of auditor transparency Average communication score Average overall score
SAI Global

Calibration

Name of Certification Body Auditor Calibration: What did your auditor audit to: Were your non-conformances changed during the technical review?
Below standard To the standard Retailer level No response Yes No No response
SAI Global     100%   100%    

BRC Food – Audits, France

Costs

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge/hour
Procert 1 €269.90

Star ratings

Name of Certification Body Average of auditor knowledge Average of auditor bias Average of auditor transparency Average communication score Average overall score
Procert

Calibration

Name of Certification Body Auditor Calibration: What did your auditor audit to: Were your non-conformances changed during the technical review?
Below standard To the standard Retailer level No response Yes No No response
Procert     100%     100%  

BRC Food – Audits, Italy

Costs

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge/hour
DNV GL 1 No response

Star ratings

Name of Certification Body Average of auditor knowledge Average of auditor bias Average of auditor transparency Average communication score Average overall score
DNV GL

Calibration

Name of Certification Body Auditor Calibration: What did your auditor audit to: Were your non-conformances changed during the technical review?
Below standard To the standard Retailer level No response Yes No No response
DNV GL       100%   100%  

BRC Food – Audits, New Zealand

Costs

Name of Certification Body Number of feedback forms completed Average CB charge/hour
Asure Quality 1 $195.00

Star ratings

Name of Certification Body Average of auditor knowledge Average of auditor bias Average of auditor transparency Average communication score Average overall score
Asure Quality

Calibration

Name of Certification Body Auditor Calibration: What did your auditor audit to: Were your non-conformances changed during the technical review?
Below standard To the standard Retailer level No response Yes No No response
Asure Quality       100%   100%  

This data has been collated via an independent survey completed via our website. The data was submitted between the 15 April – 04 May 2020.