Meeting the requirements of the BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution Issue 1 ensures best practice standards are developed, implemented and maintained for any organization involved in the storage and/or distribution of goods.

Storage and distributor companies can be certificated against this Standard to demonstrate their competence in maintaining product safety and integrity. The Standard is equally relevant to companies storing and/or distributing food, consumer goods and packaging. This Standard is applicable to all forms of transportation.

Storage and distribution is the link between all stages of the product supply chain and retail. The introduction and the implementation of this Standard represent the efforts made to ensure product safety and integrity through the supply chain.

The Standard contains separate modules for the different sectors within the supply chain, namely storage, distribution, wholesaling and contracted specialist services offered by storage companies such as:

* Product Inspection/Sorting

* Contract Packing (Repacking, Assembly Packing)

* Quantity Control Inspection

* Contract Chilling/Freezing/Defrost Operations 

A supplement has been produced to provide additional information and further explanation of requirements which shall be used when auditing and Certification against the Standard.

Benefits of the BRC Global Standards

* Comprehensive and focused on safety, legality and quality

* Clear and detailed requirements based on HACCP principles supported by documented systems

* Standardised reporting format providing information on how sites meet the requirements of the Standards

* Closure of all non-conformities identified at an audit with evidence included in the report before certificates can be issued

* Complementary with existing quality management systems e.g. ISO and HACCP where these meet the requirements of the Standard