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Julian Code Calculator: Convert Dates to Julian Batch Codes
A free Julian code calculator that converts any date to a YYYYDDD code for batch coding and traceability.
Rob Low
Cornerstone team
18 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Free QR Code Generator for Factories, Labels and Posters
A free QR code generator for URLs and text, with practical uses on the factory floor from posters to work instructions.
Read more17 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Barcode Checker: Free Tool to Check and Compare Barcodes
A free barcode checker to scan, compare and generate barcodes, and how it helps prevent labelling errors and retailer chargebacks.
Read more16 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
I-MR Chart Limits: A Free Quick Calculator for Control Limits
Free I-MR chart calculator that estimates control limits from your measurement data, with a plain English guide to using them.
Read more15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Product Categories and Certificate Validity Explained
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 product categories and certificate validity explained in plain English: how your scope is set, how the dates are calculated and why it matters when you book your audit.
Read more15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Enhanced Hygienic Conditions: Does Section 7 Apply to You?
Does Section 7 apply to your site? BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 enhanced hygienic conditions explained, with a simple two question gate and what the certification body will want to see.
Read more15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Process Control and Personnel: Sections 5 and 6 Explained
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 process control and personnel requirements explained in plain English, with a simple start, change and finish model to check your own shop floor.
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15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Transition Plan: A Month by Month Route to Audit
A practical BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 transition plan: how to use the months before 1 June 2027, what to do in each one, and how to close every gap so it stays closed.
Read more15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Management System: Culture, Reporting and Corrective Action
What the BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 management system asks of senior management: culture plan, confidential reporting, management review and root cause corrective action, with a simple closed loop test.
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15 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 HARA: Product and Process Risk Explained
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 HARA explained in plain English: how product risk assessment and the hazard analysis and risk assessment plan fit together, and a simple two gate model to apply on your site.
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News
15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
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.
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15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 Product Defence: Site Standards and Security Explained
BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 5 product defence explained: site boundaries, security, visitor control and the product defence plan, with a simple three doors test to check your own site.
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News
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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