BRCGS Delegation Visits Cotecna China – Highlighting ESTS Longstanding 5-Star Rating
Following a recent visit by BRCGS management to key partners across China, Cotecna reaffirms the strong and growing role of certification particularly under the BRCGS schemes.
LI Wenjiang, Vice President Cotecna North Asia, and Rainfall Wu, General Manager of ESTS met with Ray Jin, Regional Head of BRCGS North Asia, and Gwenda Jarrett. FIFST CSci, Non-Food Programme Manager. The discussion centered on evolving BRCGS global standards especially for upgrading of food safety standard, and consumer product Issue 5,key market insights, how BRCGS standards support businesses in protecting their products, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement, and how TIC partners like Cotecna safeguard and drive supply chain integrity.
BRCGS is a market-leading global brand that helps build confidence in the supply chain. BRCGS began in 1996 when the British Retail Consortium (BRC), in response to industry needs, developed the BRC Food Technical Standard, first published in 1998. As BRCGS continues to evolve, its Global Standards for Food Safety, Packaging Materials, Storage and Distribution, Consumer Products, Agents and Brokers, and Ethical Trading set the benchmark for good manufacturing practice and help provide assurance to customers that the products are safe, legal and of high quality.
China’s strategic importance to BRCGS has grown significantly in recent years. Once the third largest market for BRCGS certifications, it has now become the largest globally, a milestone underscored by BRCGS headquarters. During the visit, BRCGS executives highlighted this dynamic growth and emphasized the critical role of trusted local partners like Cotecna in supporting international supply chain integrity.
ESTS, part of the Cotecna Group, is glad to be recognized as one of the most preferred certification bodies (CBs) for BRCGS-CP in China market, BRCGS’ most important market. For years, ESTS has maintained 5-star rating awarded by BRCGS, an achievement that reflects its technical expertise, ability to deliver values to clients and build consumer trust.
As demand for credible, internationally aligned product compliance and food safety solutions continue to rise, Cotecna remains committed to delivering reliable certification services, ensuring clients meet BRCGS requirements and other top-tier global standards for product compliance and food safety.
About Cotecna
For over 50 years, we have been supporting agriculture, food and pharma, minerals and metals, and consumer products supply chains all over the world. We provide testing, inspection, and certification services to help our clients navigate evolving regulations, ensure product compliance, and support their sustainability journey.
About ESTS
ESTS (Extensive Standard Technical Services Co., Ltd.) is a global certification body and audit firm with professional services covering social compliance, sustainability, green and low carbon, food safety, quality system, etc. We are committed to enhancing the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) competitiveness for brands and retailers supply chains, as well as to creating a transparent and reliable supply chain for our clients.