The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is publishing Spanish, German, Swedish, French, Dutch and Norwegian translations of its revised Global Food Standard (GFS) that comes into force on 1 July 2005.
The group said the standard will also be translated into further international languages during 2005.
The BRC’s GFS is used by certification bodies operating throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Far East, Australasia, North and South America, to enable food suppliers to achieve certification against a globally recognised standard.
The translations, available as a PDF download from this month, will prove useful for food suppliers around the globe looking to achieve BRC certification and will enable them to co-operate more effectively with those who they supply.
Kevin Swoffer, BRC Head of Technical Services, said: “This is a significant development in the BRC Global Standards series as it extends the reach of best practice standards into all global markets.
“Retailers recognise the importance of the supply of food produce from around the world and are in no doubt that the translations will help those businesses who are increasing their global operations.
“Most large UK retailers will require their suppliers to have gained certification to the appropriate BRC Global Standard and so we are pleased to now offer both a revised Standard that reflects the changing industry and translations of this standard - making life easier for those suppliers outside the UK.”
