| And for its corrugated cardboard plants in the peninsula | Smurfit Kappa, leader in the corrugated paper and cardboard packaging sector, is certified by the prestigious British Retail Consortium (BRC) international standard in its corrugated cardboard plants in the peninsula and in pre-printed paper in Totana.
A recognition, elaborated by this association of British food chains, which has become one of the most important food safety standards in the world and which highlights the commitment of the company, a pioneer in the implementation of this type of industry standards Spanish packaging, to guarantee the best levels of safety and quality in all the packaging supplied to its customers, which are ultimately used and used by the consumer.To obtain the BRC certificate it is necessary to implement the requirements of the standard and pass an audit that is carried out annually.
Audit that each year the more than a dozen Smurfit Kappa corrugated cardboard plants pass in the peninsula and that of Totana, specialized in pre-printed paper for packaging, according to Totana Newscompany sources in a statement.
In order to comply with all the requirements of the standard, all of them have been implementing control systems for years that help them identify any threat against the safety of their products, a guarantee for their customers, to which they certify food safety and quality in all packaging supplied.
Originally, the standard focused only on packaging intended for food, but has been extended to other packaging intended for consumer products, such as cosmetics and hygiene products, and even for sectors such as eCommerce.Precisely, security is something that worries most consumers (72%) who, according to the latest surveys, prefer paper-based packaging for hygiene reasons in the current situation.
A choice backed by recent studies from associations such as FEFCO or the World Health Organization itself, which indicate that cardboard is a safe material against Covid-19.
That is why choosing corrugated cardboard packaging solutions is presented as the safest and most sustainable option for Smurfit Kappa customers, which with this certification adds an extra plus of security to their products and processes.Javier Villate, Quality & Food Safety & Sustainability of Smurfit Kappa Spain | Portugal | Morocco assures that “our objective is to guarantee the continuous quality of our packaging solutions, to achieve the full satisfaction of our clients.
A commitment that we at Smurfit Kappa have intensified with the achievement of the global BRC standard and that is presented as an effective tool to ensure compliance with the most demanding requirements that consumers demand of our customers in terms of health and safety.
But it is also to guarantee compliance with food legislation of the European Union and the most outstanding international standards.
For this reason, our corrugated cardboard packaging is among the safest to prevent contamination in food products.Because the safety of the consumer, and of our client, comes first ”.
