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Case studies and testimonials are real-life examples of  what it is like to work with BSI. They show you how standards can be embedded within your organization's culture and what a difference those standards can make. Follow the links below to download more information on how we have helped our clients to make excellence a habit.

A culture of food safety and quality is a major component of resilience in food businesses. It helps deliver sustainable, competitive advantage because a strong culture can take more controlled risks and more easily shift to new working patterns in today’s rapidly evolving and disruptive environments.

Modern slavery is the recruitment, transport, receipt and harbouring of people to exploit their labour, and it affects almost all parts of the world.

Globally, it’s estimated that there are over 40 million men, women and children in situations in modern day slavery today. These victims, found in factories, construction sites, fisheries and sex venues, are forced to work for little or no pay, deprived of their freedom and often subjected to unimaginable suffering.

Managing supplier lists can be challenging. Organizations producing food and beverages can often have hundreds is not thousands of suppliers. Keeping on top of these suppliers isn't always an easy task.

Determining where a food product comes from is no longer easy when raw materials and ingredients criss-cross the globe or are blended before arriving in store. Yet consumers are more interested than ever before to understand where their food comes from and what’s in it.

Food fraud

Together with the usual cases of substitution in seafood, spices and herbs, through to diluted olive oil and honey, food fraud to optimize profit is here to stay. Increasing food prices and an ever more complex global food supply chain present an irresistible opportunity for fraudulent activity.

Whether it’s next month or next quarter, you’ve probably already started thinking about your next food safety audit and what you can do to meet the associated KPIs established by your organization. This whitepaper covers common non-conformities in food safety audits, and contains auditor tips on how to improve your performance in food safety management system (fsms) audits...

Business continuity

Business continuity is both a rising discipline and growing concern within the food and drink industry. BC Management (BCM) is still a relatively new concept for most organizations within the food industry with few companies having moved beyond reactive crisis management to a proactive or preventative approach.

BSI's free HACCP and GMP guide contains information on the Standard, the types of hazards addressed in HACCP and a 12 step guide to producing your HACCP plan. The guide also details how to market your achievement to your customers, with the BSI HACCP and GMP Assurance Mark gained upon your business' certification.

Download this handy guide, it's your quick reference to some of the key changes between the BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard Issue 7 and Issue 8, and also contains helpful definitions of terms.

Download this handy guide is your quick reference to some of the key changes between the BRCGS for Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue 5 and 6, and also contains helpful definitions of terms.