Press release international seal of quality for gizeh bergneustadt, 10 november 2010. The plastic packaging specialist gizeh verpackungen has been awarded the renowned brciop certificate for its high quality and product safety standards. This certification is regarded as a strict and internationally recognized standard for suppliers of packaging in the foodstuffs industry. &ldquothe brciop certificate is an acknowledgment of our firstclass quality management and at the same time sends a clear message to our customers,&rdquo said managing director ralf jung. &ldquoas our high quality level is now certified in accordance with a uniform international standard, cooperation with our customers will become even more efficient in future.&rdquo the meanwhile timeconsuming documentation of quality assurance processes prior to new projects can thus be accelerated or even completely omitted. The gizeh works in bergneustadt and elsterwerda were audited and awarded the brciop certificate. The brciop certificate verifies compliance with the requirements to be met by food packaging manufacturers as developed by the british retail consortium brc and the institute of packaging iop. In this case the focus is placed on the safety of the product for the final consumer. In particular the observance of food regulatory provisions as well as hygiene and product safety requirements are examined over the entire manufacturing chain. &ldquothe standards are very strict,&rdquo stressed wolfgang arns, quality manager at gizeh. &ldquoprecisely when it comes to error prevention and risk analysis.&rdquo thus, among other things, gizeh introduced its own hygiene management system which provides for effective risk analysis haccp and selfregulation. Furthermore, control audits are performed at regular intervals in order to ensure constant observance of the more than 170 requirements of the brciop standard. Gizeh recently joined the nonprofit organization &ldquosedex&rdquo supplier ethical data exchange which is committed to fair and sustainable social and environmental conditions over the entire chain of manufacturing and supply. About gizeh gizeh verpackungen gmbh with its principal place of business in bergneustadt, germany, is one of the leading providers of endtoend solutions for rigid plastic packaging in europe. The company designs, manufactures and decorates innovative plastic packaging for products in the nutrition industry as well as for personal hygiene and cosmetics. The gizeh group with its headquarters in bergneustadt has a workforce of approximately 560 employees at five locations in germany, france, poland and switzerland and generates annual sales of approximately eur 100 million. Www.gizeh.com contactsebastian glasertel. 49 0221 80 10 8780email sg@moellerpr.dewww.moellerpr.de
