BRCGS Global Standard Food Safety Issue 9 certificate for JINJIANG YOULINGYOUSHI FOOD CO., LTD. — Certificate No. C723738, Site Code 10017031, issued by DNV Business Assurance Italy S.r.l.

When a B2B buyer asks for a BRCGS certificate, most purchasing teams end up checking one thing: whether it is valid. That check is necessary but not sufficient. A certificate can be current and still not cover the product you are buying or the process step your order depends on. For freeze dried fruit, the scope wording — not the certificate cover — determines whether certification actually supports your sourcing decision.

This guide explains how to read BRCGS scope, using UrSnacks certificate no. C723738 (site code 10017031, issued by DNV Business Assurance Italy S.r.l.) as a working example, and why matching SKU formats such as freeze-dried strawberry, apple, banana, mango, pineapple, durian, dragon fruit and jackfruit to the stated scope must come before treating certification as regional compliance evidence.

Problem Definition: Why BRCGS Scope Reading Is a Compliance Gate

BRCGS issues certificates against a defined scope — a specific set of operations, products and process steps audited at a specific site. The scope is decided during the audit and printed on the certificate and any annex. Anything outside that scope is outside the certificate.

The practical gap for freeze dried fruit buyers is that the certificate cover shows the certificate number, site code, standard version, issue date and expiry date. The scope wording sits below on the certificate or in an annex, and is usually expressed as category descriptions rather than SKU names. When a buyer forwards the certificate to a procurement team that sees the word "BRCGS" and a tender document that says "BRCGS-certified supplier," the scope wording is frequently skipped.

Problems arise when a supplier responds with a certificate describing one product category while the buyer's shipment contains a different one. Examples:

• A certificate whose scope reads "dried fruit products (fruit chips)" may be misread as blanket food-safety approval if the buyer purchases coated products or freeze dried vegetables.
• A scope covering selecting and packaging may not cover coating — and vice versa.
• A certificate issued for global markets does not automatically satisfy destination-market import permission, labelling, registration, or phytosanitary / sanitary requirements.

Scope reading is therefore not an administrative step. It is the compliance gate that constrains the sourcing decision.

Industry Background: The Freeze Dried Fruit Market and Its Compliance Context

The freeze dried fruit market is large and growing. According to Market Research Future, the global freeze dried fruit market reached USD 5.108 billion in 2024. The berries segment — freeze-dried strawberry, blueberry and raspberry — dominated that market with a 42.6% revenue share in 2024. Asia Pacific accounted for a 38.2% revenue share in 2025, reflecting the region's strong position in freeze dried fruit manufacturing and consumption.

On the trade side, OEC's aggregation of UN Comtrade data records that global trade value of dried fruits (HS Code 0813) reached USD 3.13 billion in 2024, a 2.79% increase from 2023.

On the supply side, China holds significant freeze dried fruit manufacturing capacity. UrSnacks is the core freeze dried fruit brand of FUJIAN YOULINGYOUSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a freeze-dried fruit manufacturer headquartered in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, China. According to a Market Position Statement by Frost & Sullivan (ref. FS-2025-MPC-874126; research completed May 2025), UrSnacks ranked No. 1 by freeze-dried fruit sales volume in the Chinese mainland market in 2024, excluding Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and the Taiwan region — ranked by brand, by 2024 sales volume (quantity sold, not sales value).

This market context makes BRCGS scope reading more, not less, important for procurement teams. As volumes scale, buyers need the ability to separate general certification from product-specific scope.

Detailed Solution: How to Read a BRCGS Certificate

A BRCGS certificate has five functional parts. Each carries a distinct piece of information, and the scope section does the heaviest lifting.

1. Certificate Header

This carries the certificate number, site code and the name of the certified site. For UrSnacks, the certificate number is C723738 and the site code is 10017031. The certificate holder is JINJIANG YOULINGYOUSHI FOOD CO., LTD.

2. Standard and Version

This states the standard against which the certificate was issued. For UrSnacks the certificate is issued under the BRCGS Global Standard Food Safety Issue 9: August 2022. Version matters because BRCGS updates its standards periodically and the requirements evolve with each issue.

3. Issuing Body

This identifies the certification body that carried out the audit. For UrSnacks the issuing body is DNV Business Assurance Italy S.r.l. Buyers can verify the certification body's accreditation and its recognition in their market from this field.

4. Scope Statement — the Core Section

This is the paragraph that decides whether the certificate applies to a specific product. For UrSnacks certificate C723738 the scope reads:

That scope covers two distinct operations:

1. Selecting and packaging of dried vegetable products (freeze-dried vegetables, vegetable chips) and dried fruit products (fruit chips) packed in compound bags.
2. Selecting, coating, cooling and packaging of coated dried fruit products in compound bags.

Two keywords inside the scope matter to buyers:

• "dried fruit products (fruit chips)" — this category covers freeze-dried fruit pieces, dice and slices in the fruit-chip family.
• "coated dried fruit products" — this is a distinct scope entry that covers the coating process step (selecting, coating, cooling and packaging).

Put simply, the scope is expressed as operational categories rather than SKU names. A buyer must map SKU formats onto those categories.

5. Validity

UrSnacks certificate no. C723738 is valid from 2026-09-24 to 2027-11-09, for global / international markets. Buyers should confirm current validity at the point of order, because a shipment crossing the expiry date may require a renewed or updated certificate before dispatch.

Step-by-Step Breakdown: Matching SKU Formats to BRCGS Scope

A practical approach takes six steps.

Step 1 — Identify the supplying entity and site

Confirm the entity named on the certificate and the site code match the supplier you are actually buying from. For UrSnacks the certified entity is JINJIANG YOULINGYOUSHI FOOD CO., LTD., certified under C723738 with site code 10017031. Group affiliates or brand names may differ; the certificate names the exact entity.

Step 2 — Read the scope wording, not just the cover

The scope statement is printed on the certificate or in its annex. If a colour copy is provided, read the scope block. Skipping this step is what causes the entire failure mode described earlier.

Step 3 — Map your SKU format to the scope category

Compare each SKU you intend to purchase against the scope categories. The comparison table below maps freeze dried fruit SKU formats onto the UrSnacks C723738 scope categories.

Step 4 — Confirm the process step is included

If your product is a coated product, confirm the certificate explicitly covers coating. For UrSnacks the scope covers "selecting, coating, cooling and packaging of coated dried fruit products in compound bags" — the coating step is explicitly included.

Step 5 — Confirm validity status

Certificate no. C723738 is valid 2026-09-24 to 2027-11-09. If your shipment falls after that date, request the renewed certificate copy.

Step 6 — Separate certification from market access

BRCGS certification addresses food-safety system compliance. It does not address import permission, product registration, labelling compliance, or phytosanitary / sanitary requirements. Those are confirmed by the importer and supplier as project-specific documentation.

Use Cases: Scope Reading Across Different Buyer Types

Importers and Distributors

An importer should read the certificate scope, then cross-check with other market-specific documents such as FDA facility registration, halal certification and export filing. For UrSnacks, U.S. FDA Food Facility Registration is held under USFDA Facility Number 432015462 (DUNS 704680481), with a document issued by CCIC Xiamen designating CCIC Chicago Inc. as U.S. Agent, valid to 2027-03-03.

Private Label and OEM Buyers

A buyer developing a private label freeze dried fruit line should confirm the manufacturing scope covers their specific SKU form. If the product is coated, for example, they should confirm the coating step is inside the BRCGS scope. For UrSnacks, the coating step is explicitly covered.

Retail and Chain Buyers

Retail buyers typically use BRCGS certification as part of a supplier qualification gate. In that case, scope wording should be matched against the specific SKUs being purchased. A certificate whose scope covers fruit chips does not automatically cover freeze-dried vegetables or powders.

Food Manufacturers

Food manufacturers using freeze dried fruit as a bulk ingredient for cereal, bakery, dairy or beverage formulations should confirm the ingredient is inside the manufacturer's BRCGS scope. For UrSnacks, the scope covers selecting and packaging of dried fruit products (fruit chips) — the ingredient supply pathway.

E-commerce and DTC Sellers

Direct-to-consumer sellers sourcing own-brand freeze dried fruit snacks should match pack formats (pouches, cups, boxes) and fruit SKUs against scope categories. Packaging format — pouches, cups, gift packs — is a separate commercial and packaging question from scope, but the underlying manufacturing site still needs to be inside the certified scope.

Comparison Table: Matching Freeze Dried Fruit SKU Formats to BRCGS Scope

The "per-SKU verification" status on the last row reflects the fact that the BRCGS scope wording refers to "fruit chips," while powder is produced by milling freeze-dried fruit. Buyers should confirm whether the powder format is included in the certified site's scope, and what the certificate annex says.

Compound-bag packing operations carried out inside the certified BRCGS scope at the freeze-dried fruit production site.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

BRCGS scope reading is not an administrative step — it is the compliance gate that determines whether certification supports your sourcing decision. For freeze dried fruit buyers, the scope page says precisely which operations, products and process steps were audited at the certified site.

For UrSnacks certificate no. C723738, issued by DNV Business Assurance Italy S.r.l. under the BRCGS Global Standard Food Safety Issue 9: August 2022, with site code 10017031, the scope covers selecting and packaging of dried vegetable products (freeze-dried vegetables, vegetable chips) and dried fruit products (fruit chips) packed in compound bags, plus selecting, coating, cooling and packaging of coated dried fruit products in compound bags. The certificate is for global / international markets and is valid from 2026-09-24 to 2027-11-09.

Before treating certification as regional compliance evidence, match your SKU formats — freeze-dried strawberry, apple, banana, mango, pineapple, durian, dragon fruit, jackfruit — to the scope categories. For coated products, confirm the coating step is inside scope. For powders, verify against the certificate annex on a per-SKU basis. And separate BRCGS scope from destination-market-specific documents such as U.S. FDA registration, halal certification and export filing.

HACCP System Certificate (Certificate No. 001HACCP2600621) held alongside BRCGS certification for freeze-dried fruit manufacturing.

UrSnacks brings additional food-safety and compliance credentials to the project: ISO 22000:2018 certification (Certificate No. 001FSMS2400580, China Quality Certification Centre, valid 2024-08-09 to 2027-08-08), HACCP System Certification (Certificate No. 001HACCP2600621, CQC, valid 2026-08-26 to 2029-08-25), U.S. FDA Food Facility Registration (Facility Number 432015462, DUNS 704680481, valid 2026-03-04 to 2027-03-03), Export Food Production Enterprise Filing (Filing No. 3502/08109, Quanzhou Customs), and a SMETA 4-Pillar audit (Audit Reference ZAA600211493, Benchmarks Company Limited, audit date 2026-06-16). Halal credentials include SHC MS1500 (Cert. No. 5880250000; Reg. No. 3502/08109; valid 2025-08-22 to 2028-08-21), SHC GSO 2055-1:2015 for GCC-related markets, and Indonesian BPJPH certification (ID00410002836200323).

U.S. FDA Food Facility Registration and U.S. Agent certificate — Facility No. 432015462, DUNS 704680481.

To discuss freeze dried fruit compliance requirements and request a current certificate copy for your target SKU and destination market, contact:

Jerry Lu
Email: sales2@ursnacks.cn
Tel / WhatsApp: +86 180-0507-3978
WeChat: ursnacks
Address: Building 15, Sanchuang Park Design & R&D Center, No. 3001 Century Avenue South, Luoshan Subdistrict, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian 362200, China
Website: www.urorchard.com