BRCGS Agents and Brokers I Certification

What is BRCGS Agents & Brokers Standard?

The Agents and Brokers Global Standard provides a framework to manage product safety, authenticity, quality and legality for businesses in the food, packaging and consumer products industries that buy, sell or facilitate the trade of products, but do not manufacture, process or store the products in their own facilities or on their own sites.

BRCGS Agents and Brokers certification is recognised by many retailers, food service companies and manufacturers around the world when assessing the capabilities of their suppliers, covering certification for the following categories of products:

✓ Food products, including raw materials, processed foods, and fruit and vegetables

✓ Packaging materials – primary, secondary and tertiary materials, and raw materials for the manufacture of packaging materials

✓ Pet foods for domestic animals

✓ Consumer products

What are the Key Benefits of BRCGS Agents & Brokers Certification?

Drives Integrity

BRCGS sets the benchmark for best practice, helping to provide reassurance that products and services are high quality, legal and safe.

Business Growth

Gaining certification to the Agents and Brokers standard will give you a competitive advantage because it is becoming a prerequisite of trading with many leading retailers.

Builds Consumer Confidence

Agents and brokers play an important role in the movement and trade of products and, as a critical link between product manufacture and the trade of products, they are responsible for maintaining an effective chain of custody on which businesses and consumers rely.

What are the steps to BRCGS Agents & Brokers Certification?

Step 1: Download the Standard and the Interpretation guidelines from the BRCGS Store, which you will need as you move through the steps to getting BRCGS Certified.

Step 2: Access the BRCGS support tools such as the Self-assessment tool and measure your operation against the requirements of the Standard to help prepare you for your certification audit

Step 2: Get in touch with our customer support team to book in your audit.