Useful Links:
BRC Global Standards In 1998 the British Retail Consortium (BRC), responding to industry needs, developed and introduced the BRC Food Technical Standard to be used to evaluate manufacturers of retailers own brand food products. It is designed to be used as a pillar to help retailers and brand owners with their 'due diligence' defence, should they be subject to a prosecution by the enforcement authorities. Under EU food Law, retailers and brand owners have a legal responsibility for their brands.
http://www.brc.org.uk/standards/default.asp
Salsa - Safe and Local Supplier Approval SALSA stands for Safe and Local Supplier approval. It is a food safety scheme designed for companies that are supplying products which can be speciality or artisanal to local retail or food service. For example; a company supplying bakery products to a local café, or a specialist cheese supplier supplying a local few branches of a national multi retailer.
http://www.brc.org.uk/standards/default.asp?mainsection_id=1&subsection_id=63
Partners:
Invest Northern Ireland Northern Ireland's economic development agency. Our role is to grow the economy by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland.
NI Good Food
http://www.nigoodfood.com
Invest NI Food Events Calendar
http://www.eatin.org.uk
