BRCGS certification has long been a membership requirement for CFA – and the Standard’s origins are closely linked to CFA’s own history, with the original accreditation scheme arising from the first editions of CFA’s chilled food production Guidelines in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
CFA’s Karin Goodburn has been involved in BRCGS working groups from Issue 4 through to Issue 9 and has now been appointed to the English language Issue 10 Technical Working Group – following a competitive selection process attracting more than 500 applications from around the world for the English- and Mandarin-speaking working groups. The group will meet 12 times over 12 months to develop the new Standard.
Karin’s participation provides a valuable opportunity to help shape Issue 10, with a particular focus on the risk assessment of foods produced for vulnerable groups such as hospital catering – an area where CFA has longstanding concern expertise and a direct interest in ensuring the Standard reflects current best practice. Members’ views on the Standard are welcome.
If you have comments or observations you would like Karin to take into the working group, please get in touch.
