What is BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is an important international trade association, whose members include large multinational retail chains, department stores, town shops, online stores and other retailers, covering a wide range of products. In 1998, in response to industry demand, the British Retail Consortium developed the BRC Food Technical Standard to assess the safety of retailers' own-brand food. It has become an internationally recognized food standard, which not only can be used to evaluate retailers' suppliers, but also many companies have established their own supplier evaluation system and production standards for branded products on the basis of it.