September 2011

Lyons Seafoods, Europe’s leading processor of King prawns, has been awarded the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Grade A* Global Standard for Food Safety certification - placing it in top 0.2% of sites world-wide for its good manufacturing practices. It is now one of only 32 sites in the world to hold this standard at Grade A*.

The award follows an unannounced audit at its site in Warminster, which Lyons Seafoods passed with flying colours, having zero non-conformances – a record.

Catherine Watkinson site senior technical manager at Lyons Seafoods, says:

“The BRC Grade A* certification recognises our commitment to product safety and quality, as well as our dedication to continuous improvement of our business practices. We’ve held the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety for the past 10 years, and constant hard work and dedication from our whole team – from senior management through to the shop floor – has helped us achieve the BRC’s grading”

The Standard is designed to provide certification for food manufacturers who implement good manufacturing practices and have the supporting quality management systems to produce safe, legal products meeting their customer’s quality requirements.