g65 brc checklist (1aug10) (1)

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CHECKLIST BRC GLOBAL STANDARD FOOD

Incorporating: BRC004: REQIRE!ENTS FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES OFFERING CERTIFICATION AGAINST THE CRITERIAOF THE BRC GLOBAL STANDARDS I""#$ %: &at$& 0'(0)(0*

L$g$n&: C Complies, O Observation, T To Address at Audit, N Nonconformity, N/A Not Applicable, F Further information required, CB doc BC!!"

Note# The headin$s reflect the %&O/%'C (uide )* headin$s+

C+a#"$ R$,#ir$-$nt Co--$nt

!an#a+ an&.or /roc$r$" r$$r$nc$

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4 C$rtiication Bo&1

4(' G$n$ra+ pro2i"ion"

No additional requirements

4(%( Organi3ation

CB doc + -as the CB re$istered .ith the BC, usin$

the form at Appendi 01

CB doc 2+0 -as the CB a Frame.or3 a$reement .iththe BC1

"+0 -as the CB re$istered any sub offices .iththe BC1

-o. .ill the CB achieve accreditation .ithinthe 0 months allo.ed1

CB doc +* -as the CB made BC a.are of theoutcome of their surveillance audits,and any chan$es to the

accreditation status1

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CB doc 2+* 4oes the CB have appropriate employer5sliability, public and product liabilityand professional indemnity

insurances1

4( Op$ration"


4(4 S#5contracting


4(6 Q#a+it1 S1"t$-

No additional requirements4(7( Con&ition" an& proc$r$" or granting8

-aintaining8 $9t$n&ing8"#"p$n&ing8 an& it;&raingc$rtiication

CB doc 2+) -o. does the CB ensure that the certifiedclient notifies them of possible le$alproceedin$s .ith respect to productsafety or le$ality, or of a productrecall

CB doc 2+) 6here does the CB document therequirement that they must notifyBC immediately if le$alproceedin$s .ill lead to adversepublicity or (overnmentintervention1



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CB doc7+02

4oes the ultimate decision to suspend or.ithdra. certification remain .iththe CB1

6hat procedures has the CB in place to.ithdra. certification if the companyhas no intention to ta3e appropriatecorrective actions to addressnonconformities, or the correctiveactions are deemed inappropriate1

4(< Int$rna+ a#&it" an& -anag$-$nt r$2i$"


4(* Doc#-$ntation

CB doc 2+7 4oes the CB retain and store safely andsecurely the audit report andassociated documentation for aperiod of five years1

6here does the CB specify the retentionperiod for personnel and trainin$records and is the retention periodfor auditors * years after they ceaseemployment1

4oes the CB retain o.nership of thecertificate and control its the useand display1

4()( R$cor&"



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CB doc 2+7 Are records related to audits retained by theCB for a minimum of five years, forConsumer 8roducts &tandards this

may be upto 0 years1Are records made available to BC, or itsmembers, upon request1

Are all records submitted to BC in 'n$lish1

4('0( Coni&$ntia+it1

4oes the CB have the clients permission tosupply a copy of the audit report direct to theBC,

6 C$rtiication 5o&1 p$r"onn$+

6('( G$n$ra+


6(%( Q#a+iication crit$ria

CB doc)+2

4o CB auditors meet the competences forauditors identified in Appendices , ", ) or 7of the CB requirements1

CB doc )+2 4oes the CB hold a detailed and completes3ills matri for all auditors underta3in$ theiraudits1

4oes the CB .or3 .ithin its specified scope

of accreditation1

4oes the CB provide auditors .ithappropriate trainin$ before assi$nin$ themto any additional fields of audit for .hichthey do not have the relevant product3no.led$e1 6hat procedures/records aremaintained to verify this1



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CB doc)+)+0 %s there an audit pro$ramme for the onsite

assessment of auditors .hich includes#

9 'ach auditor assessed on site onceevery years

9 And over a " year period for eachBC (lobal &tandard for .hich theyare deemed competent+

6hat processes does the CAB have inplace for the internal calibration ofauditors+ %s it required that these arecarried out at least once per year1

7 C;ang$" in t;$ c$rtiication r$,#ir$-$nt"

-o. does the CB ensure that it is a.are ofchan$es to the BC standards.hich are published on the BC.edsite, and ho. does it ma3e itsclients a.are of these chan$es

4o CB personnel attend the annual CBconference

< App$a+"8 co-p+aint" an& &i"p#t$"

4oes the CB provide a full .ritten responseafter the completion of a full andthorou$h investi$ation into thecomplaint1

CB doc7+0"

4oes the CB have a documented procedurefor the consideration and resolutionof appeals a$ainst the outcome ofsite audit and certificationdecisions1



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4o these procedures require independencefrom the individual auditor andcertification mana$er1

Are appeals finalised .ithin thirty .or3in$days of receipt of information fromthe supplier1

%s a full .ritten response provided to theappellant after the completion of afull and thorou$h investi$ation intothe appeal1

*( App+ication or c$rtiication

*('( Inor-ation on t;$ proc$r$


*(%( T;$ App+ication

CB doc 2+"

4oes the CB have a contract .ith theapplicant detailin$ the scope of theaudit and reportin$ requirements1

)( /r$paration or a#&it

CB doc 7+2

4oes the information provided by theapplicant to the CB include#

%nformation on the site concerned

An accurate list of products produced

'clusions

CB doc 7+* 4oes the CB collect enou$h information todetermine the appropriate durationof the assessment1

Before the audit visit ta3es place, does theCB indicate the appropriate durationof the audit1



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%s this underta3en by an appropriatelyauthorised employee of thecertification body

4oes the CB ensure that the audit isunderta3en at a time .hen productsrepresentative of the scope of auditare in production or are bein$handled+

-o. does the CB ensure that if anor$anisation operates outsidenormal business hours that auditsare scheduled to enable the auditorto be present to observeoperations1

CB doc7+* %s the duration of an audit visit in line .iththe relevant BC standardrequirements includin$ theallocation of time for the auditreport+ Typically 0+* man days onsite and 0 day for the completion ofthe audit report+

%s document revie. duration supplementaryto the duration of the audit visit1

6hen determinin$ the duration of theassessment, does the CB consider thefactors .hich may len$then or shorten the

duration of the audit1

-o. does the CB ensure that usually atleast half of the total audit durationshall be spent in the operatin$environment+



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'0( A#&it

4oes the site audit visit include#

0+ openin$ meetin$+ document revie.

-ACC8

quality mana$ement system

2+ factory inspection

"+ chec3 bac3 of audit trails, verify andfurther documentation chec3s

*+ final audit of findin$s by the auditor inpreparation for the closin$ meetin$

)+ closin$ meetin$

Are there detailed notes made durin$ thesite audit re$ardin$ the company:sconformities and non9conformities.ith the &tandard1

Are these notes used as the basis for theaudit report1

4oes the audit assess the nature andsi$nificance of any non9conformity1

At the closin$ meetin$ does the assessorprovide feedbac3 on the non9conformities raised, .ithout ma3in$comment on the li3ely outcome ofthe audit1

4oes the audit assess the nature andsi$nificance of any non9conformity1

4oes the CB have levels of nonconformitythat equate to those defined in the BCaudit protocol1



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%s the level of non9conformity assi$ned byan auditor based upon evidenceand observations made durin$ the

audit1CB doc 7+; 4oes the CB ensure that .here a company

does not meet the requirements ofthe standard, certification does notoccur1

At initial certification, does the CB use thefollo.in$ rules#

ef#4ia$ram

"CB

1. Critical or major non-conformitiesraised against fundamental clauses

the company shall not $aincertification+ a full audit shall be

carried out to demonstrate evidenceof compliance

2. Critical non-conformities - other

the company shall not $ain certification untilthe non9conformity has been corrected andcorrective action verified by the certificationbody underta3in$ a further visit+

3. Major non-conformities

no certificate shall be issued until correctionof ma


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4oes the CB allo. the company to remain inthe certification pro$ramme for up tothree months if an etension past

the = days is 6here documentary evidence is provided,absolute verification may be left untilthe net audit?

'' A#&it r$port



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CB doc 7+=

%s the report prepared in the a$reed format>see the BC .ebsite,(5rcg+o5a+"tan&ar&"(co-?+

Note# The overall format of the report shallremain unchan$ed and shall comply.ith the specified requirement+

%s a full .ritten report prepared anddispatched to the company .ithin aperiod typically no lon$er than "days after the audit date1

%s the report provided in 'n$lish1

4oes the @detailed audit report5 section ofthe report include#

comment .here criteria have been met,and

ob


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pertinent comments the auditor .ouldma3e+ The report shall accurately reflectthe findin$s of the auditor durin$ the

audit16ithin the report, does the CB issue a $rade

relatin$ to the type and number ofnon9conformities raised durin$ theaudit, in line .ith the four9tier $radesystem dictated by the auditprotocol1

4oes the audit report remain the property ofthe company, not released to a thirdparty unless the company has $ivenprior consent1

4oes the CB retain a copy of the auditreport1

'%( D$ci"ion on c$rtiication

CB doc7+0!

4oes the content of the certificate conformto the content of the template specified andissued by the BC for that particular (lobalstandard .hich includes the use of the BClo$o+

4o the report and the certificate clearlyindicate .here one or more

premises are evaluated under oneproduct certification1

4oes the CB ensure that each site isaudited and the certificates $rantedaccordin$ly1



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4oes the CB allo. the BC uality ar3 tobe added to the certificate only.here the audit has been

underta3en by an auditor trained bythe BC .ho has been issued .itha BC Third 8arty AuditorCertificate1

4oes the CB use the four9tier $radin$system to determine the frequencyof audit1

6here the company is producin$ seasonalproducts does the CB audit ta3eplace durin$ the production of theproduct, irrespective of $radeassi$ned from the previous audit1

4oes verification of corrective action inrelation to critical and ma


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%s the date of re9audit planned to allo.sufficient time for corrective action to ta3eplace .ithout


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3. Major non-conformities

corrected .ithin = days to ensurerene.ed certification+

may require immediate suspension inmore serious situations, dependent uponthe number and nature of the maannouncedor unannounced? may be deemedappropriate in order to validatecontinued certification1

4oes the CB operate the optional un9annouced audit scheme as perF!0" Duly !!=+

4oes the CB maintain an active surveillancepro$ramme1

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