Summary
In short
- A new product development gate review is a review used in KnowQuality that reviews a product at each development gate for food safety, legality, capability and shelf life before it moves on. It is built against BRCGS cl.5.1 and forms part of the Labelling and Packaging programme.
- Run at each gate. Chaired by technical.
- The template holds 54 fields across 6 sections.
- Scoring is gates passed, where high is good.
- BRCGS is brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards. A family of GFSI recognised certification schemes covering food, packaging and storage and distribution.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Change control, HACCP, Trials.
What it is
What it is
What is a new product development gate review?
A new product development gate review is a review used in KnowQuality that reviews a product at each development gate for food safety, legality, capability and shelf life before it moves on. It is built against BRCGS cl.5.1 and forms part of the Labelling and Packaging programme.
When is a new product development gate review completed?
A new product development gate review is completed at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Run at each gate.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This review is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this review covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Labelling and Packaging programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links change control, haccp, trials
Not for
- Shelf Life Study Record, which records the study that establishes or extends a shelf life, covering storage conditions, test points and criteria.
- Challenge Test Record, which records a deliberate inoculation study to confirm the product controls the organism of concern across its life.
- Sensory Evaluation Record, which records a structured taste, smell and appearance assessment against a reference standard.
- Anything outside KnowQuality, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
BRCGSBrand Reputation Compliance Global Standards
A family of GFSI recognised certification schemes covering food, packaging and storage and distribution.
BRCBRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety
The earlier name for BRCGS. Clause numbers refer to the food safety standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the new product development gate review template based on?+
It is built against BRCGS cl.5.1. BRCGS is brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards. A family of GFSI recognised certification schemes covering food, packaging and storage and distribution. BRC is bRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety. The earlier name for BRCGS. Clause numbers refer to the food safety standard.
What sections does the new product development gate review contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, attendance, food safety and legality, capability, gate decision, result. Together they hold 54 fields, 41 of which are required.
How many new product development gate review records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the new product development gate review belong to?+
It is part of Labelling and Packaging. The leading cause of recalls caught by a two person check at every changeover.
How is a new product development gate review scored?+
Scoring is gates passed. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the new product development gate review template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the new product development gate review library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowQuality — quality and food safety. HACCP, nonconformance, traceability, laboratory and customer complaints.
Sources
Sources
- BRCGS — Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards
- BRC — BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety