Samrat AssociatesAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
BRCGS
BRCGS (formerly the British Retail Consortium Global Standards) is a family of GFSI-benchmarked certification standards for food safety, packaging materials, storage and distribution, agents and brokers, and consumer products. The flagship is the Global Standard Food Safety, currently Issue 9, published in August 2022 with audits against it mandatory from February 1, 2023.
Issue 10 is in development: a public consultation closed in February 2026 and a technical working group has been meeting since April 2026, but no publication date has been announced.
In writing, the food standard expects senior management commitment evidenced by a policy and objectives, a HACCP-based food safety plan, a documented quality management system (document control, records, internal audits, supplier approval, specifications, corrective action, traceability, complaint handling, incident and recall management), site and hygiene standards, product control (allergens, authenticity, labeling), process control, personnel training, and food safety culture plans.
Audits are graded (AA through D) and grade drives the audit frequency.
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Who has to comply
Voluntary, but many retailers, foodservice brands, and manufacturers in the UK, Europe, and North America require it of suppliers. Certification is site-specific.
What the assessor asks to see
Senior management commitment: policy, objectives, management review, food safety culture plan; HACCP study and plan with hazard analysis, CCPs, and validation; QMS documentation and document control; internal audit program; supplier and raw material approval and monitoring; specifications; traceability test results; complaint handling and trend analysis; incident management and recall test; site standards and hygiene records; allergen management and validation; product authenticity and vulnerability assessment; labeling and pack control; process control records and calibration; personnel training and competence records; pest control, cleaning, and maintenance records; previous audit report and corrective action closure.
Where the requirement sits: BRCGS Food 1.1 senior management commitment; 3.2 document control; 3.3 records; 7.1 training
Issue 9 to Issue 10
Global Standard Food Safety Issue 9 has been the audit basis since February 1, 2023. BRCGS opened Issue 10 to public consultation (closed February 2026) and convened a technical working group in April 2026. As of September 2026 no Issue 10 publication date has been confirmed; sites continue to be audited against Issue 9.
Expect a lead time of roughly six months between publication and mandatory audits, as happened for Issue 9.
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ISO 9001 Quality Policy and Documented Information: who needs it, what goes in it, how often it is reviewed and who signs it off. Run exactly that in AllyMatter, alongside every other policy your company keeps.
How it works
Every document is approved by someone other than its author, versioned, distributed to the people it covers and acknowledged by name. Sign it where a signature is what the standard wants, send a set out together as a package, and export a dated record of who read which version when an assessor asks.
The written policies this standard turns on live here, with every version and every acknowledgment on the record.
Who helps with BRCGS
A very active consultant ecosystem exists, including BRCGS-registered consultants and approved training providers. Implementers run gap audits, build the HACCP plan and QMS, write prerequisite programs, run mock audits, and support corrective action closure after the audit. Engagements typically run four to nine months.
Firms that name this framework in their own material. A listing is not a recommendation. Each firm can confirm its own.
Listed in random order, reshuffled each time the page loads. Firms that pay for a listing are shown at the top, labeled Sponsored.
Global Quality Services (GQS India)Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Pattersons ConsultingHelen's Bay, Co. Down, UK
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 14064-1.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
AlineXTamworth, Staffordshire, UK
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
North Lincs Consultancy ServicesNorth Lincolnshire, UK
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
HR Services ScotlandEast Kilbride, UK
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Quali-Conseil Inc.Quebec, Canada
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, CanadaGAP and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Q-Tech ISO ConsultancyBurlington, ON, Canada
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
EQAS (Aust) Pty LtdMarryatville, SA, Australia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
QMS Audits AotearoaAuckland, New Zealand
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Kellerman ConsultingColumbus, OH, USA
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
MANEX ConsultingSan Ramon, CA, USA
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, CMMC, NIST 800-171, ISO 14001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
JJK Consulting Inc.Fairfield, NJ, USA
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, CMMC, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Freer Consulting Co.Seattle, WA, USA
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, HACCP and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
BHP International L.l.c-fzDubai, United Arab Emirates
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, PCI DSS and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Britcore Solutions LimitedUK
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Elite Consultants & Training PLTPuchong, Selangor, Malaysia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Ensure Group Of CompaniesDubai, UAE
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Global Standards ConsortiumNovi Sad, Serbia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, PCI DSS and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
GQSSingapore
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 9001, HIPAA and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
ISO ProfessionalsMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
JM Management ConsultancyThornlands, Queensland, Australia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Maqlink International Management Consultants (MIMC)Farwaniya, Kuwait
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Nexus ConsultancyPetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Nucleus ConsultantsChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, PCI DSS, ISO 14001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Qualitas ConsultingDoha, Qatar
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Quality Systems Enhancement (QSE), Inc.Roswell, Georgia, USA
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, CMMC, ISO 14001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
RAMSDubai, United Arab Emirates
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Sistemi & ConsulenzeItaly
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
SQC Group of CompaniesPetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
United Universal ConsultingSubang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Warisco Consulting ServicesNairobi City, Kenya
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
MCG de MéxicoCiudad de México, Mexico
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
DO GREAT Sdn BhdShah Alam, Malaysia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, GMP and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Magcolm SolutionsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- What they do
- Compliance consulting
- Who they help
- Its website offers consulting for BRCGS, FSSC 22000, GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000 and more.
- Standards
- Pricing
- Not published
Who assesses BRCGS
BRCGS-approved certification bodies accredited to ISO/IEC 17065 for the specific BRCGS standard, using BRCGS-registered auditors. Accredited by National accreditation bodies recognized by BRCGS (for example UKAS, ANAB, and other Global ACI signatories), with BRCGS running its own compliance and auditor competence oversight on top.
Public register of assessors: directory.brcgs.com ↗
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Tools for BRCGS
Tools that name this framework in their own material.
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AllyMatterPolicy management tool, the policy and acknowledgment layerPublisher of this siteRelated reading
- Behind the scenes of Food Safety Issue 10The standard owner on how Issue 10 is being drafted and which areas the technical working group is reopening.BRCGS
- Top BRCGS Food Safety non-conformities 2025-2026Audit data on the clauses sites actually fail, which is the fastest way to work out where your documentation is thin.LRQA
- Comparing GFSI-benchmarked certifications for your businessExplains BRCGS grading and unannounced audit rules against the rival schemes, useful before committing to one.NSF
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