1.5 Approval of pigs in blankets

To assist with interpretation the following flow diagram has been prepared:

1.5.1 All sites pre-requisite requirements are as follows:

• The site shall be certified against the BRC GFS (minimum Grade B) the scope of which shall include the assembly of pigs in blankets. 
• The site shall be compliant with the BMPA Quality Pork Charter Rules. 
• All sites involved in the process shall be current participants in the BMPA Quality Pork Charter.

1.5.2 Site specific requirements are shown in the table below:

BACON & GAMMON SITE	PORK SAUSAGE SITE	BQAP or STANDALONE SITE
Assembly site to be a current approved participant of the BMPA Quality Pork Charter Module 3 (Bacon & Gammon)	Assembly site to be a current approved participant of the BMPA Quality Pork Charter Module 5 (Pork Sausage)	Assembly site to be a current approved participant of the BMPA Quality Pork Charter Module 2 (BQAP)
Bacon manufactured on site or sourced from a current BMPA Module 3 certified participant.	Pork Sausage manufactured on site or sourced from a current BMPA Module 5 certified participant.	Both the bacon and pork sausage to be sourced from current BMPA Module 3 (Bacon & Gammon) and Module 5 (Pork Sausage) certified participants.
PIB shall appear on the assembly sites BMPA certificate of accredited products.	PIB shall appear on the assembly sites BMPA certificate of accredited products.	PIB shall appear on the assembly sites BMPA certificate of accredited products.
The assembly site shall hold copies of BMPA certificates to prove that all component products, whether manufactured on site or sourced externally, have been certified against the relevant BMPA Quality Pork Charter module.	The assembly site shall hold copies of BMPA certificates to prove that all component products, whether manufactured on site or sourced externally, have been certified against the relevant BMPA Quality Pork Charter module.	The assembly site shall hold copies of BMPA certificates to prove that all component products, whether manufactured on site or sourced externally, have been certified against the relevant BMPA Quality Pork Charter module.
Where the RT logo is to be displayed on retail pack, the bacon site and the site supplying the pork sausage shall be licensed by Red Tractor.	Where the RT logo is to be displayed on retail pack, the pork sausage site and the site supplying the bacon shall be licensed by Red Tractor.	Where the RT logo is to be displayed on retail pack, the assembly site and the sites supplying the pork sausage and bacon shall be licensed by Red Tractor.