FREE BRC Preparation Workshop!

Join us for a FREE BRC Preparation Workshop!
When-17th November 10.30am-12.30pm
Where-Meath Enterprise Centre, Meath Enterprise Boardroom, Trim Road, Navan, Co.Meath

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Meath Enterprise are excited to announce that as part of our Meath Enterprise Week 2017 we are hosting a BRC Preparation Workshop in association with Bia Solutions. This workshop would be beneficial for food producers that are considering attaining the BRC standard. This fantastic and valuable workshop is FREE to attend! But you must Register as places are limited. There will be a complimentary light lunch following the workshop.

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Whether this is your company’s first BRC inspection or you are a BRC veteran, BiaSolutions can assist you in achieving a high level of compliance.

BiaSolutions is a dynamic Food Safety Management Consultancy with a strong focus on delivering innovative solutions to our clients. BiaSolutions was set up by John Dowling to provide bespoke technical support to all types of food businesses.
Recently Biasolutions has been nominated by Meath Enterprise to become the food safety mentor & HACCP trainer for the Boyne Valley Food Innovation District which aims to become the centre of excellence for food innovation and research throughout Ireland and abroad.
John Dowling is a member of the Food Safety Professionals Association (FSPA) and a registered trainer with the Environmental Health Association of Ireland (EHAI). John currently conducting BRC audits across 7 product categories.
Over the years he has gained extensive experience of maintaining standards across a vast range of products such as cooked meats, craft beer, dairy, fresh/frozen ready meals, red meat, seafood, salads, sandwiches and confectionary for customers such as Tesco, Musgraves, Marks & Spencer and Lidl.
As the Technical Manager of a meat processing plant John successfully manage a major food crisis in 2013 dealing with inspectors from Board Bia, FSAI, and Department of Agriculture. Since then he has been using his knowledge and experience to guide and mentor existing and newly established food companies to grow and develop.
BiaSolutions has been set up by John in order to offer food producers and service providers with technical support to set up and maintain Quality Management Systems and to assist them in dealing with Environmental Health registration and compliance visits from regulatory authorities. Most recently John has qualified as a Lead Auditor and is now assisting food producers in meeting the requirements of ISO and BRC audits.
As a member of EHAI and FSPA John Dowling is licensed to deliver training in HACCP and Food Safety from primary to management levels. Training can be tailored to suit your company’s individual requirements and can be provided in English and/or other languages.
BiaSolutions’ client base ranges from artisan farm-based producers to restaurant caterers and large-scale manufacturers literally from farm to fork! John prides himself on being able to offer all these owner/managers complete peace of mind that their business is operating to the highest possible standard.
BRC Preparation
Whether this is your company’s first BRC inspection or you are a BRC veteran, BiaSolutions can assist you in achieving a high level of compliance.
Having sat on both sides of the table as both an auditor and an auditee we have gained fluency and expertise in dealing with BRC. BiaSolutions can help to make the BRC auditing process flow smoothly and efficiently for your company by:

• Ensuring your Quality Management System provides evidence of your Senior Management’s commitment to ensuring food safety across all levels of your business
• Implementing a HACCP-based system relevant to your specific products and processes to manage all food safety risks
• Ensuring that TACCP/VACCP are meeting the requirements of BRC
• Carrying out ‘Gap’ audits to see if your systems are BRC Version 7 ready !
• Mentoring and coaching staff in preparing for the audit day and audit protocol
• Support during the BRC audit
• Closing out any issues of non-conformance to root cause level