BRCGS Packaging Materials: How to obtain it: application and practice

Activity and application information

Describe the material, intended use, production address and processing steps in the application. Identify printing, lamination and converting separately. Record customer information about food contact use, and verify the certification body’s Packaging Materials scope in the official BRCGS directory.

Connecting practice and records

Preparation follows the material flow from raw materials to customer dispatch. Ink or adhesive changes, foreign material controls and accurate print information are practical review examples. Evidence of compliance with applicable food contact legislation is not replaced by a general management system certificate.

Example decision: a scope change

A hypothetical packaging producer transfers approved artwork to a new laminate structure. Previous artwork approval does not establish the new material’s intended use. Link the customer’s use description, layer and adhesive changes, approved drawing version and manufactured batch. Examine the necessary food-contact compliance evidence separately; a Packaging Materials assessment does not automatically replace that legal compliance.

Independent decision and consultancy

Kayra Patent consultancy supports scope definition, record organisation and tracking unfinished preparation work. The relevant authorised or scheme approved body performs the audit and makes the certification decision. Separate consultancy and that body’s services in the quotation.

Official sources

Content checked: 3 October 2026. Scheme rules rely on official sources; record structures and work plans are editorial recommendations. Check the complete requirements and the body’s current scope separately.

• BRCGS — Packaging Materials certification
• BRCGS — Position statements