ANSI Launches Accreditation Program for BRC Standards
January 31, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) launched a pilot accreditation program for certification bodies assessing compliance with British Retail Consortium (BRC) food and consumer product packaging and distribution.
Though compliance with BRC Global Standards is not mandatory, global retailers and brand owners will only subcontract those suppliers who are certified to the appropriate BRC standard, according to ANSI.
To help meet market demand, ANSI launched the pilot accreditation program for certification bodies assessing compliance with the following standards:
- BRC Global Standard Food - 2005.
- BRC Global Standard - Consumer Products - 2006.
- BRC/Institute of Packaging (IoP) Global Standard - Food Packaging and Other Packaging Materials - 2004.
- BRC Storage and Distribution Standard - 2006.
- Technical Standard for the Supply of Identity Preserved Non-Genetically Modified Ingredients and Product - 2001.
Certification bodies seeking accreditation under the new program must demonstrate compliance with:
ANSI will accept applications for the pilot program from March 15 through May 15, 2008.
More information about the BRC pilot accreditation program can be found at http://www.ansi.org/conformity_assessment/accreditation_programs/brc.aspx?menuid=4.
Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).