BRCGS would like to invite industry professionals to participate in the BRCGS Food Safety Technical Working Group.
The group will be involved in the review of the current standard (Issue 9), through sharing their expertise and knowledge of best practice for the purpose of understanding industry-specific risks and requirements for food safety, legality, authenticity and quality to establish auditable requirements to support each sector. As Issue 9 was launched in 2022, this process takes the opportunity to review the existing product categories, consider new technological advancements, new legislation, customer expectations and update claim verifications.
The role of the technical working group
Technical working group members (TWG) must provide an objective review of best practices in the global food industry with the aim to:
- contribute and share areas of concerns on food safety, recalls, consumer safety
- strengthen and tighten existing requirements and addresses concerns of consumer groups
- evaluate and assess food safety risks and regulatory requirements of the global supply chain and ensure no audit gaps.
- redefine best practices and risk mitigation for each product category
- identify and map references from the relevant recognized industry standards, initiatives, best practices, expectations of product conformity and intended use
- identify gaps and opportunities for review of manufacturing scopes and sector applicability
Selection criteria
To ensure that the TWG has the needed representation from the diverse industry sectors globally, it must be composed of a wide and diverse range of industry professionals.
Successful members must have detailed knowledge and experience related to the food manufacturing/processing sector and/or at least one of the areas below (this is not an exhaustive list):
- Food safety accreditation protocols and rules
- Food safety and quality management systems auditing
- HACCP /food safety plan
- Food regulations
- Automation and digitalisation
- Certification and competence protocols and rules
- Manufacturing processes and process control
- Supply chain management - vulnerabilities in raw material sourcing, food defence
- Traceability and recall
- Inspection
- Risk assessment and management
*The TWG should be diverse so that as a collective there is a wide span of knowledge covering Global Standard Food Safety product categories – it is not expected that any one person will bring full knowledge for all manufacturing categories, or global compliance knowledge.
Why join?
Participating in a BRCGS Technical Working Group offers you the opportunity to influence what is next for Global Standard Food Safety and make a real difference to food safety globally. It also provides excellent networking opportunities with other food safety professionals, from a variety of backgrounds within the food manufacturing/processing sector. It will offer the opportunity to discuss with your peers and industry experts, food safety and compliance concerns, new technologies, international requirements and expectations of products in the sector.
Eligibility
Applicants must be employed by an organisation that implements, supports or promotes the Global Standard Food Safety and whose company agrees to sponsor their participation in the TWG activities.
Length of Technical Working Group
Approximately 12 - 15 months from April 2026.
Frequency of meetings and commitment
All TWG meetings will be held as virtual meetings. To accommodate all TWG member, meetings will be scheduled across various global time zones. Microsoft Teams calls will be scheduled with pre-read information sent to all members in advance of the meetings to allow for efficient and effective discussion. This allows members time to review and collect input in advance to support the discussions of the TWG.
We expect there to be 12 -14 TWG meetings, each being up to 6 hours in duration, and the first meeting will be held on 1 April 2026. Invitations will be sent to those who are successful in their application.
For those successful members, there is an expectation that members participate in all scheduled TWG meetings. This ensures that the progress of the TWG can continue against the expected project timelines whilst ensuring full input from all representatives of the industry.
Confidentiality
To ensure that the intellectual property of BRCGS is protected, all successful members will be required to sign binding confidentiality terms and conditions.
How to apply for this Technical Working Group
Approximately 25 members will be chosen across TWG comprised of manufacturing sites, retailers, certification bodies, accreditation bodies, trade associations, service providers and academics as appropriate and based on the candidate submissions.
> Complete this form to apply
Applications close at 23:59 GMT on 6 February 2026.
Members who have been selected will be contacted by 27 February 2026. At the time of notification, an invitation will be sent for the first TWG meeting, planned to commence on 1 April 2026. At the same time terms of reference and anti-trust statement documents will be sent to all members and will need to be signed prior to the first TWG meeting.
Applicants who do not receive a response by 27 February 2026 will not have been selected for membership in the TWG, however you can still participate by providing your feedback in both public consultations.
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The public consultation for BRCGS Global Standard Food Safety, Issue 10 is open! |