There are two main benefits expected from packaging:

  • Protect food from various contamination
  • Ensure food quality and safety throughout its shelf life

if Packing material If not selected correctly, there is a high risk of contamination of various chemicals into the food. The danger of a chemical transmission or contamination increases when food comes into contact with anything other than food. But on the other hand, depending on the characteristics of the food in it, foods can wait for months in their packaging. Therefore, packaging materials are the substances with the highest risk of chemical transmission or contamination for foods.

It is very important that the packaging is safe and healthy, and that it does not pass any components to the food it comes into contact with. Therefore, packaging materials should be considered as a raw material input or an auxiliary input for food safety and should be considered for the hazards and expected benefits.

In the UK, in the year 1992, to ensure that manufacturers do not make mistakes, take necessary measures and take due care in product development, distribution, advertising and sales British Retailers Association (British Retail Consortium) was established. In 1998, for suppliers BRC Food Technical Standard and Protocol (BRC Food Technical Standard and Protocol). This standard has spread throughout the world in a short time.

However, this standard did not include criteria for packaging materials that have an impact on food and that come into contact with food. For this reason, the British Retailers Association, in 2001, for companies that produce or supply food packaging materials for private label products BRC / IoP Technical Standard and Protocol. In this way, foods are secured by two standards and protocols:

  • BRC Food Technical Standard
  • BRC / IoP Global Standard - Packaging materials

This technical standard, which was initially applied to suppliers producing packaging for private label products, has benefited greatly for the food and non-food packaging sector today. Therefore, this standard has been adopted as BRC \ IoP - BRC Global standard - Food packaging and packaging materials.

Today, this standard is the most widely accepted standard in the packaging industry throughout the world for the packaging of cosmetics, personal care and similar products except food and food, and it is the application of product certification system.

The BRC Certificate confirms to customers that the packaged food is produced, processed and packaged according to the requirements of the BRC standard, in particular product safety and legal requirements. BRC / IoP certification shows that a company meets high technical standards and produces safe, legal and quality packaging products.

BRC / IoP covers all kinds of packaging sectors such as glass, plastic, paper, cardboard, metal, wood and so on.

TÜRCERT certification company also includes technical services such as various inspection and test works. Therefore, in order to have detailed information about the CE Certificate of Packaging and to obtain this certificate, immediately contact the experienced managers and employees of the TÜRCERT certification body.