Food Safety Compliance Made Simple

SoftSpec supports BRCGS, HACCP, FSMA, GFSI, and all major food safety standards. Ensure compliance with retailer requirements and regulatory standards.

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Supported Food Safety Standards

SoftSpec is built to help you achieve and maintain compliance with global food safety standards

BRCGS Food Safety

British Retail Consortium Global Standard

The BRCGS Food Safety standard is one of the most widely recognized food safety certifications globally. SoftSpec helps you meet BRCGS requirements for specification management and supplier control.

How SoftSpec Supports BRCGS:

  • Clause 3.5: Product specifications with complete ingredient and allergen information
  • Clause 3.9: Supplier approval and performance monitoring
  • Clause 5.2: Document control with version management and audit trails
  • Clause 3.6: Traceability and product recall management

HACCP Integration

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

HACCP is the foundation of food safety management. SoftSpec integrates with your HACCP plans to ensure ingredient specifications align with critical control points.

HACCP Support Features:

  • Link specifications to HACCP critical control points (CCPs)
  • Track parameter limits and tolerances for CCPs
  • Hazard analysis documentation for ingredients and allergens
  • Corrective action tracking for specification deviations

FSMA Compliance

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (USA)

For food businesses exporting to the USA, FSMA compliance is mandatory. SoftSpec's supplier verification and specification management features support FSMA requirements.

FSMA FSVP Support:

  • Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) documentation
  • Supplier approval and hazard analysis for imports
  • Certificate and compliance document tracking
  • Preventive controls verification for food safety

GFSI Standards

Global Food Safety Initiative Benchmarked

GFSI recognizes multiple certification schemes. SoftSpec supports the core requirements common to all GFSI-benchmarked standards including IFS Food, SQF, and FSSC 22000.

GFSI-Recognized Standards:

  • BRCGS Food Safety (v9)
  • IFS Food (International Featured Standard)
  • FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification)
  • SQF (Safe Quality Food)

UK Retailer Specification Requirements

Major UK supermarkets require suppliers to submit specifications through their dedicated portals. SoftSpec helps you meet these requirements efficiently.

Supported Retailer Systems

Tesco

Technical Library

Sainsbury's

Inspire Portal

Morrisons

MCreate System

Waitrose

WRSpec Portal

ASDA

Hive Platform

M&S

Find System

Erudus

Multi-retailer

Co-op

Specification Portal

How SoftSpec Helps with Retailer Compliance

Centralized Data Management

Maintain one master specification that can be exported to multiple retailer formats. No more duplicate data entry.

Compliance Validation

Automated checks ensure your specifications meet retailer requirements before submission.

Export Capabilities

Export specification data in formats compatible with retailer portal uploads.

Faster Approval

Reduce retailer onboarding time by 50% with accurate, complete specifications.

Audit-Ready Documentation

SoftSpec maintains comprehensive audit trails and documentation to support certification audits

Complete Records

All specification changes, approvals, and supplier documents are stored with full audit trails. Export records for auditor review.

User Attribution

Every action is attributed to a specific user with timestamp. Role-based access controls ensure proper segregation of duties.

Audit Reports

Generate compliance reports for BRCGS, GFSI, HACCP, and retailer audits. Pre-formatted reports save preparation time.

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