Producing safe, reliable, gluten-free products

BRCGS Gluten-free will add rigour to your allergen management due diligence and allow the use of the GFCP certification trademark on the applicable product packaging promoting that the product is certified gluten-free.

Certification to GFCP will demonstrate your commitment to allergen management with the added benefits of:

• Recognition to a certification programme specifically for the manufacture of gluten-free foods
• Risk mitigation through the application of preventative risk-based system of controls for all steps in the manufacturing process to effectively identify and manage gluten rather than a reliance on end product analytical testing
• Showing your commitment to allergen management, providing confidence to your customers, retailers and consumers
• Brand credibility in a sensitive market catering for ‘special dietary needs’
• Consistent application across international sites, facilitating internal benchmarking and strategic allergen risk management
• Access to GFCP exclusive gluten-free research as well as marketing and communication initiatives managed by leading food industry and gluten-free experts.

The first step to certification is to make an application to join the program directly with the scheme through the GFCP website. This will give you access to all of the GFCP documentation required to begin your journey to certification.

The completion of the certification process will then involve:

1. Development and review of your food safety and allergen management system against the GFCP manual, standards and policy using the criteria as a guide to the level detail required in your documented system
2. Use of the GFCP self-evaluation audit checklist  to determine if you are audit-ready
3. A BSI GFCP site audit as a stand-alone audit or as an addition to an existing GFSI or other food safety recognized audit
4. Coordination of your marketing initiatives to promote the GFCP certification trademark
5. Maintaining your status to the GFCP program through ongoing annual verification audits

Please contact us for more information on how you can achieve certification to this program. 

The food industry impacts every person on the planet. Though what the world’s population may eat may differ depending on the geography, wealth, age, gender and availability of goods, no other sector plays such a vital role in all of our day-today lives and culture. Economically, food represents 10% of global GDP (valued at US$48 trillion by the World Bank).

But the food sector also faces significant challenges. Each year, food-borne illness makes one in ten people ill and is the cause of death for millions around the world. Population growth projections and an increasing middle class suggest that the demand for food will increase 70% by 2050. And, consumers are increasingly conscious about what goes into their food, how it’s made, its impact on ecosystems and where it comes from.

BSI believes the world deserves food that is safe, sustainable and socially responsible. We support the food sector by developing and publishing standards of best practice, supply chain solutions as well as training and certification to not only the most popular food safety standards, but other business improvement standards that work together to make organizations more resilient.

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