What BRC Standard do I need?

Are you physically making, packing or assembling a product?*

Yes, we physically make or assemble product.
Yes, we pack product into primary packaging.
No, but we contract pack product that is already in primary packaging. (We do not 'touch' the product itself, only the packaging.)
No, we do not make, pack or assemble product.

Are you making edible products?*

Yes
No

Are you packing edible products?*

Yes
No

Are you making pharmaceutical products?*

Pharmaceutical products are medicinal drugs.

Yes
No

Are you packing pharmaceutical products?*

Pharmaceutical products are medicinal drugs.

Yes
No

Do you buy and sell traded food products?*

Traded products are products that you don't make, but you buy them and then sell them on to your customers.

Yes, and I'd like to include traded products in our BRC audit.
Yes, but I don't want to include them in our BRC audit.
No, we don't have traded products.

Do you make packaging?*

Yes
No

Do you pack packaging?*

Yes
No

Do you buy and sell traded packaging products?*

Traded products are products that you don't make, but you buy them and then sell them on to your customers.

Yes, and I'd like to include traded products in our BRC audit.
Yes, but I don't want to include them in our BRC audit.
No, we don't have traded products.

Do you buy and sell traded packaging products?*

Traded products are products that you don't make, but you buy them and then sell them on to your customers.

Yes, and I'd like to include traded products in our BRC audit.
Yes, but I don't want to include them in our BRC audit.
No, we don't have traded products.

Do you make consumer products?*

A consumer product is a retail product or a product that is used to make a retail product.

Yes
No

Do you pack consumer products?*

A consumer product is a retail product or a product that is used to make a retail product.

Yes
No

Do the consumer products you make, sit in any of the following categories?*

Products that are applied to the skin, e.g. cosmetics
Products that are designed to come into contact with the skin, e.g. nappies or toilet roll, cotton wool, gloves or razor blades
Products that are used in a domestic kitchen, e.g cling film or coffee filters
Paper based products
Domestic cleaning or household products, e.g. cleaning chemicals, wipes or bin liners
Products designed for babies
Disposable food contact products, e.g. paper plates or plastic knives and forks
Non-medicated medical devices

Yes
No

Do the consumer products you pack, sit in any of the following categories?*

Products that are applied to the skin, e.g. cosmetics
Products that are designed to come into contact with the skin, e.g. nappies or toilet roll, cotton wool, gloves or razor blades
Products that are used in a domestic kitchen, e.g cling film or coffee filters
Paper based products
Domestic cleaning or household products, e.g. cleaning chemicals, wipes or bin liners
Products designed for babies
Disposable food contact products, e.g. paper plates or plastic knives and forks
Non-medicated medical devices

Yes
No

Which of the following do you do?*

We store products
We distribute products
We buy and sell products
We clean product containers for our customers
We chill, freeze or defrost product for our customers
We handle or transport waste for our customers

While you are responsible for the product, do you open the product or expose the product to the environment?*

Yes we open the product in order to complete the activities requested by our customers
No, we do not open the product, it is always in its primary packaging
The product is already open when we receive it and we don't do anything with it (it goes out the same way)
The product is already open when we receive it and we then do 'something' with it, which changes product
The product does not have primary packaging, as it is in a bulk container

As a contract packer, do you do either of the following?*

Inspection the product
Count or weigh the product
None of these

Is the product that is opened or 'open' to the environment:*

Edible
Packaging
Consumer products

The products that you buy or sell, do you store them in your own storage facilities?*

Your business needs to be directly responsible for these storage facilities, i.e the store is your company address.

Yes
No

The products that you buy or sell, do you deliver them in your own vehicles?*

Your business needs to be directly responsible for the vehicles.

Yes
No

The products that you buy or sell, are they:*

Your own company brand
Your customers brand

The production of pharmaceutical products are not covered by the BRC Standards.
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The BRC Food Safety Standard is the right one for you.
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The BRC Food Safety Standard is the right one for you, you'll also need to do the Traded Products Voluntary Module as well.
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The BRC Packaging Standard is the right one for you, you'll also need to do the Traded Products Voluntary Module as well.

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The BRC Packaging Standard is the right one for you.

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Global Standard for Consumer Products Issue 4 (Personal Care and Household)

The BRC Consumer Standard for Personal Care and Household Products, is the right one for you.
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Global Standard for Consumer Products Issue 4 (General Merchandise)

The BRC Consumer Standard for General Merchandise, is the right one for you.
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Because you open edible products, you need to do the BRC Food Safety Standard.
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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Contractual Arrangements and Contract Packing Modules
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Because you open consumer products, you need to do the BRC Consumer Products Standard.
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Because you open packaging products, you need to do the BRC Packaging Standard.

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Contractual Arrangements, Contract Packing and Quantity Control Inspection Modules

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Contractual Arrangements, Contract Packing and Product Inspection Modules

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Contractual Arrangements, Contract Washing Modules

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Contractual Arrangements and Waste & Waste Recycling Modules

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Contractual Arrangements and Contract Chilling / Freezing / Tempering / Defrost and Highpressure Process Operations

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard

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You need to complete BRC Agents & Brokers Standard

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Wholesale Module for Branded Products

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You need to complete BRC Storage & Distribution Standard with the Wholesale Module for Own-Label and Exclusive Brands

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