The IFS Food standard is a GFSI recognized standard that has been developed to ensure that the food safety and quality requirements (product specifications, customer focus, etc.), as well as applicable regulatory requirements in the products’ country of destination are complied with.
IFS focuses on the processes that essentially determine safe and high quality products. Besides retailers, food services companies and food manufacturers have now approved the IFS approach and are currently using it.
IFS demands more than just the assessment of food safety on the production site. The satisfaction of legal requirements and quality criteria, as checked during the IFS audit, are, however, of utmost importance.
IFS CRITERIA:
Quality management including contract review, product specifications’ compliance, product development, customer requirements, product quality, product packaging, quantity checking, management of complaints from customers and authorities, satisfaction of legal requirements in general, GMO, factory inspections, etc.
Consultancy and Training- Site qualification Study as per International Featured Standards IFS Food Version 6.1 (Gap
- Analysis)
- Preparation of IFS Manual
- Food safety policy
- Food safety and Quality objectives
- IFS Procedures and record templates
- Process flow diagram
- Hazard analysis
- HACCP Plan
- Risk analysis
- Internal audit
- Awareness training
- TACCP/VACCP as per IFS requirement
- Pre Audit Guidelines
- Closing the NC raised by certification audit
