BRC Quarterly Audit coverage

Hello All!

My company has moved from paper to digital and the review of BRC was broken into quarterlies this year. During this process we are cleaning up duplicate or out of date audits. In the old program our Food Defense program was individually reviewed along with HACCP. While performing the quarterlies we would be looking/auditing through these programs, would that cover the annual review required?

thank you for your time

It could.   There are some items that dont quite translate between them.  For instance, the food safety team shall review the flow chart each year.  Each member going to perform the audit?

I guess i dont like the idea of trying to use an  audit as evidence of a review or a review as evidence of an audit.   If thats the direction you want to go.  By all means you can do them at the same time.  It may just be semantics.  

If you are auditing section 4.2, then you are technically reviewing the Food Defense Plan.

How do you have your audits set up? Are you auditing to the clauses in the Standard?

i.e., clause 4.1 complies/does not comply with reasons for conformance/nonconformance.

etc.

Just for clarification, when you say BRC is broken down into quarterlies, are you saying you have divided the standard so that once per quarter a number of sections are audited, ensuring that the entire standard is audited every year?

Marshall

If you are auditing section 4.2, then you are technically reviewing the Food Defense Plan.

How do you have your audits set up? Are you auditing to the clauses in the Standard?

i.e., clause 4.1 complies/does not comply with reasons for conformance/nonconformance.

etc.

 

Just for clarification, when you say BRC is broken down into quarterlies, are you saying you have divided the standard so that once per quarter a number of sections are audited, ensuring that the entire standard is audited every year?

 

Marshall

unlike other standards, BRCGS requires that the internal audit is spread out throughout the year.   At least 4 different audit dates.  

At a minimum, the programme shall include at least four different audit dates spread throughout the year.

Yes, I know. I was asking for clarification from the OP if that's what they meant by "quarterlies"?

With BRCGS and customer requirements, we have roughly 95 internal audits that we conduct throughout the year. And that's just the BRCGS Standard and the customer quality policies  :shades:

That means we do multiple internal audits per month.

Marshall.

Yes, I know. I was asking for clarification from the OP if that's what they meant by "quarterlies"?

 

With BRCGS and customer requirements, we have roughly 95 internal audits that we conduct throughout the year. And that's just the BRCGS Standard and the customer quality policies  :shades:

That means we do multiple internal audits per month.

 

Marshall.

I see.   While i think internal audits are under utilized by many, 95 might seem excessive even to me.   

Well, each section of the BRCGS standard and 29 quality policies from a customer. It tends to add up.

Marshall

Hello !

Marshall, We have broken the BRC 9 down to 2 sections per period this year. (1-2 3-4 5-6 and 7). With this structure we will work through HACCP and Food Defense which is also called out for review at least once a year. Considering most of the team HACCP/Food Defense (small company) is in the room for this quarterly I would think that we could sign off on the sections for BRC review and the HACCP section as well. 

hopefully thats a little clearer 

Makes perfectly good sense.

Marshall