UK certification body CMi Certification (CMi), has been awarded the UK Accreditation Service accreditation EN45011, the British Retail Consortium's Global Standard for food certification.

David Richardson, managing director of CMi said: "We are delighted to have been awarded this accreditation for the BRC Global Standard. It further supports our position as the leading international certification body in the food industry and adds to the portfolio of assurance schemes that we currently manage to this level.

"CMi currently has nearly 50 per cent of the 78,000 memberships of UK assurance schemes and the enhanced credibility of our certification will bring added benefits to their businesses."