IFS
The "International Featured Standard Logistic" was defined in 2007 by representatives of the European food retail industry and serves to verify and certify systems for ensuring food safety, quality and conformity in the logistics (storage, handling and transport) of food.
IFS
The "International Featured Standard Logistic" was defined in 2007 by representatives of the European food retail industry and serves to verify and certify systems for ensuring food safety, quality and conformity in the logistics (storage, handling and transport) of food.
Summary
IFS Food is a standard developed by IFS Management GmbH for the inspection of products and production processes to assess the ability of a food manufacturer to produce safe, authentic and high quality products in accordance with legal requirements and customer specifications.
Development
The current version IFS Food 8 has been mandatory since 1 January 2024.
The IFS Food Standard was developed in 2003 by the member companies of the German retail association HDE and the French retail association FCD as a safety standard for retailers' own brands. Since then, the standard has been revised approximately every three years.
Benefits
The standard can offer certified companies a competitive advantage, with private label manufacturers benefiting in particular.
- Trustworthy business partner
- Reduction of cost risk due to waste, recalls or complaints
- Improvement in food safety
- Continuous improvement through independent, external auditing
Certification
Swiss Safety Center AG is accredited in Switzerland as a certification body for products, processes and services. We carry out audits and certifications according to IFS Food 8 for the product categories:
- Meat, poultry and meat products
- Grain products, cereals, industrial baked goods and pastries, confectionery, snacks
- Combined products