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Module 1 of 6 · BRCGS · Section 1

Senior management commitment and continual improvement

BRCGS requires senior management to take accountability for food safety and demonstrate continual improvement with data, not just intentions.

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Management commitment

Management provides the necessary resources, reviews the system periodically and communicates its commitment to all staff.

Organizational structure

Clearly defined food safety roles and responsibilities, with trained deputies for every key function.

Continual improvement

Measurable improvement objectives derived from management review, not a generic statement of intent.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • Management review minutes with a food safety focus
  • An org chart with responsibilities and trained deputies
  • Measurable continual-improvement objectives with tracking
  • Evidence the commitment is communicated to all staff

How to cover management commitment in Kimobox

  1. 1Turn management review into a template with food safety indicators already pre-loaded.
  2. 2Define the responsibility and deputy org chart directly in the system.
  3. 3Log continual-improvement objectives with an indicator and tracking.

Management review arrives with the indicators already calculated, not as a last-minute task.

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Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety BRCGS · Current issue
  2. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs EUR-Lex · 29 April 2004
  3. Global Food Safety Initiative GFSI · Recognised schemes