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I received a minor on a missing position statement which I was not aware of despite receiving regular BRCGS emails; I searched my outlook emails but the particular one on Position statement F926 seems to have not made it into my inbox; because of that I got a minor NC for not knowing about it and not having implemented it already. Its deadline is August 10, 2026.

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Hi everyone,

I work at a cold storage facility where we handle a wide variety of temperature-sensitive products (primarily dairy) across multiple regimes (ranging from -18°C up to 11°C).

Historically, we’ve relied on both probe thermometers and Infrared (IR) guns. We’re thinking of switching entirely to IR guns now as they are much more efficient for us. We are...

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Hi everyone, I have a question regarding nutritional testing.

Previously we would send 1 sample of our product to our lab for nutritional testing and the results would be used in the product specification and product label.

A few years ago we got a new technical manager who insisted that this was not enough and not industry standard. He insis...


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When customers ask to perform an onsite audit, are there limitations the company can set for when customers are allowed to schedule an audit?

Is it common to tell auditors we cannot accommodate them during certain months of the year due to staffing/production schedules?

We typically don't schedule during our SQF unannounced audit window as we cannot s...


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Who is legally liable if a consumer becomes ill from your food product?

I had an interesting talk about this subject with Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at Food Law Science & Partners in Brussels, Belgium and recognised leading expert in European food law.

Watch / listen to the full interview here:

I am curious to read what yo...


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