Introduction to the Tesco Non Food Standard

Aim

Tesco is committed to ensuring products produced by it’s suppliers are safe, meet legal

requirements, are of the agreed quality and that the working conditions of people at

Tesco suppliers including their Health & Safety, along with the ethics applied, meet or

exceed relevant standards.

Objective

This standard sets out the requirements to which suppliers must comply. In some

product areas there are additional requirements as detailed in codes of practice. In no

circumstance does compliance to the standard replace the need for compliance to

relevant legal standards in the country of manufacture or the intended country of sale.

Compliance to the standard is in addition to the duty held by the supplier to produce

safe and legal products. Tesco suppliers also play an important part in brand protection

and the manufacturing sites which produce Tesco products must not cause damage to

the brand reputation.

Scope

The detail contained in this standard is applicable to all primary and secondary suppliers

of non food formulated, personal care & food contact products to Tesco eg shampoo,

bleach, car wax, nappies, cotton wool or toilet tissue. Although identified as a

manufacturing standard, this document applies equally to sites packing or filling these

products.

The Standard Structure

The Sections and Layout

This standard documents Tesco requirements for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

It is divided into sections by subject, which are then sub divided further into clauses to

help identify the detailed requirements.

Base, Medium, High, Sterile, Aspiration

The clauses within each section (35 sections) have been allocated a level of Base,

Medium, High, Sterile or Aspiration. These levels relate to the type of product, and/or

the processing area, which must comply with each clause.

Base

These requirements apply to all production facilities irrespective of the product or

process type. There may be some 'base' clauses which are not applicable in certain

industries. Where identified, these must be agreed in writing with your relevant Tesco

Technical Manager who must in turn agree with TL&T and attach to the site record on

the Tesco Technical Library. It must be remembered however that these