Certifications

The BRC PACKAGING standard, recognised worldwide by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative), is developed specifically for companies that manufacture packaging materials for food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical products. The BRC is therefore effective in any country in the world.

Its objective is to guarantee food quality and safety in order to respond to consumer demand. The BRC Global Food Packaging standard facilitates the standardisation of quality, safety, operational criteria and compliance with the legal obligations of packaging manufacturers used in the food industry, as well as helping to protect the consumer.

Advantages:

• It allows companies to access markets where this standard is required. Reports on the compliance status of customers that recognise it, especially the large distribution chains.
• Provides a guarantee of the consumer supply chain.
• Introduces and establishes safety and quality criteria agreed upon by suppliers.
• Increases the confidence of customers and end consumers, which represents a competitive advantage and access to new markets.
• It is evidence of compliance with food safety legislation.
• Allows for greater transparency along the entire supply chain.
• It is a worldwide standard recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

The ISO 9001:2015 standard is the most widespread and recognised quality management standard worldwide, enabling companies to meet the expectations and needs of their customers by managing the quality of processes through continuous improvement.

The focus on quality and continuous improvement prepares the company to take advantage of the new opportunities of a market under constant development and enables it to transmit its commitment to quality to its customers, suppliers and employees.

Advantages

• Enables the company to become a reliable competitor for customers and consumers. Increases business opportunities.
• Establishes effective work methods that save time, money and resources.
• Increases the level of staff commitment.
• Recognises quality management at international level.
• Detects opportunities and risks in a structured way.
• Helps to create a complete vision of the organisational context in order to increase the effectiveness of risk management.
• Improves supplier management.
• Aligns objectives with quality management. Optimises communication throughout the supply chain.
• It focuses on planning and leadership.

An Environmental Management System that enables the demands of today’s society to be met. It is highly sensitive to environmental issues and is more demanding with the environmental performance of companies. Customers, increasingly aware of the environment, prefer to do business with companies that share the same philosophy, increasing the competitiveness of the company.

The ISO 14001:2015 standard is internationally recognised and is a distinguishing feature that contributes to improving the company’s image.

Advantages

• Contributes to the reduction of waste and energy consumption.
• Demonstrates compliance with environmental legal requirements, generating trust of all interested parties.
• Fomenta la adaptación a un entorno globalizado y en constante evolución
• Establishes objectives to minimise the impact on the environment, communicating this to all interested parties.
• Increases competitiveness in an increasingly demanding market in terms of sustainability.

The objective of the ISO 22000 standard is to comply with the principles of the Codex Alimentarius and to provide an auditable standard for any company in the food chain, in order to guarantee the safety of food and the safety of these companies.

• It is applicable to any company in the food chain.
• Easily integrable with other management systems such as ISO 9001, Quality Management System, or ISO 14001, Environmental Management System.
• It complies with the principles set out by the Codex Alimentarius.
• It enables HACCP concepts to be communicated internationally.

Advantages

• More fluid communication through the supply chain
• Consumer confidence
• Increases competitiveness
• Greater transparency along the food chain
• Satisfies the principles of the HACCP code
• Optimises resources both internally and throughout the food chain
• All control measures are subject to risk analysis