En date du 25 mars 2020, BRC a révisé sa position par rapport à la crise du coronavirus: « In order to reduce stress on sites at this difficult time we have decided to remove the self-assessment and remote audit element from the certificate extension process. BRCGS will now allow the extension of certificate dates of sites currently operating to one of our standards up to a period of 6 months. This would only apply to suppliers that currently have restricted onsite access. In line with GFSI, this extension will be based on a risk assessment by the site’s current certif