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BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Traded Products: What Section 8 Means for Your Site
What Section 8 of BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 means for sites that buy in and resell products, and a simple test for deciding whether to include traded products in your audit.
Rob Low
Cornerstone team
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15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Audit Protocol: Duration, Scope, Grades and Timelines
A plain English guide to the BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 audit protocol: audit duration, scope and exclusions, grading, and the 28 and 90 day non-conformity clocks.
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13 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Changes: What Is New and What It Means for Your Site
The main BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 changes explained in plain English, from the single merged standard to new sections, audit options and phased dates.
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