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5 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Contamination Control and Foreign Body Detection (Section 6 Part 2)

The 6.3 block of BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4: chemical and biological control, metal, glass and brittle materials, filters, sieves, metal detection, X-ray, magnets and optical sorting.

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4 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Section 6 Part 1: Process Control, HARA, Line Clearance and Release

The first half of Section 6 in BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4: control of operations including the process risk assessment at 6.1.1, line clearance, equipment maintenance, calibration, packing and release.

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3 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Section 5: Product Inspection, Testing, Quantity and Sample Control

Section 5 of BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 covers product inspection and laboratory testing, quantity control and product sample control. Proving the product is what you claim.

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2 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Section 4: Site Standards, From the Fence Line to the Warehouse

Section 4 of BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 covers external standards, security, layout, building interiors, housekeeping, waste, pest control and storage. The factory walk section.

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1 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Traceability, CAPA, Complaints and Recall (Section 3 Part 2)

The second half of Section 3 in BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4: specifications, corrective and preventive action, non-conforming product, traceability, complaints and incident management.

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31 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Section 3 Part 1: Quality Management, Internal Audits and Supplier Approval

The first half of Section 3 in BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4: the management system, document control, records, internal audits, and the Fundamental control of incoming materials.

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30 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Section 2: Product Risk Assessment, Labelling, Claims and Packaging

Section 2 of BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 covers legislation, product risk assessment, labelling and claims, and packaging materials. Here is how to get each right.

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29 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Section 1: Senior Management Commitment, What Auditors Actually Look For

Section 1 of BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 covers senior management commitment and organisational structure. Here is what auditors probe and where sites slip.

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28 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 PCH Higher Explained: Section by Section

A section by section guide to BRCGS Consumer Products Issue 4 Personal Care and Household at Higher level, written for sites facing an Issue 4 audit before the Issue 5 transition.

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26 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Product Safety and Quality Culture Plans: How to Build One That Is Not a Poster

BRCGS expects a product safety and quality culture plan with defined activities, measurement and review. Here is how to build one with substance, ahead of the Issue 5 phased deadlines.

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25 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Mock Recalls and Incident Management: Testing Your Recall Plan Properly

A BRCGS mock recall should test decisions, communications and traceability under time pressure, not just re-run a trace. Here is how to design a test that proves your plan works.

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24 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

How to Build a BRCGS Internal Audit Programme That Protects Your Certificate

A BRCGS internal audit programme should be risk-based, spread through the year, independent and weighted to the Fundamentals. Here is how to build one that finds problems before the auditor does.

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23 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

BRCGS Supplier Approval Without the Bottleneck: Free Tools First, Questionnaires Last

BRCGS supplier approval matters, but questionnaire overload has made it a bottleneck. Use free verification tools first, the supplier website second, and a targeted questionnaire last.

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