When BRCGS published Packaging and Packaging Materials Standard Issue 6, it included clause 4.8.5 on environmental monitoring. This means that manufacturers of food packaging materials are now required to implement a microbiological environmental monitoring program, where appropriate, based on risk.
In a new blog, our food safety management systems hygiene specialist Nigel Blitz covers what you need to know about the new clause, including how to build a well-designed environmental monitoring program to ensure you conform to the standard.