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IFS Food certification is an internationally recognised standard for auditing food manufacturers and processors, focusing on product safety, quality, and legal compliance. Achieving IFS Food demonstrates your business’s commitment to meeting stringent requirements demanded by retailers, brand owners, and regulators worldwide. With IFS Food, you reassure your partners and customers that your food products are safe, high-quality, and produced under robust management systems. Compliancy Group guides you through every step – making IFS Food compliance clear, practical, and a genuine business advantage.
IFS Food certification opens doors to supplying major retailers, brands, and new markets.
Demonstrate your commitment to food safety, quality, and legal compliance to customers and stakeholders.
Compliance with IFS Food standards helps prevent costly safety incidents and recalls.
Achieving and maintaining IFS Food certification sets you apart in the food industry.
Regular audits and compliance checks foster a culture of ongoing improvement and operational excellence.
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From gap analysis to audit support, our team ensures you’re always prepared and confident.
We streamline compliance processes, freeing up your team to focus on core business activities.
Services are tailored to your specific business needs, not generic templates.
Ongoing support, training, and regulatory updates keep your business compliant long after certification.
Our 100% certification pass rate and exclusive partnerships with UKAS-accredited bodies mean you’re in safe hands.
The International Featured Standard (IFS) is a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked standard for manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, agents and brokers. IFS addresses food safety and management of product quality in food and ingredient manufacturing, as well as food packaging manufacturing.
IFS Food is a standard for auditing food safety and quality of processes and products of food manufacturers. BRC Global Standard for Food Safety sets out the requirements for food companies involved in processing of foods and preparation of primary products.
The IFS Food standard contains 10 “knock-out” criteria. If your company fails to meet these requirements, certification will not be granted. There are, however, two levels of certification – Higher level, which is a score above 95%, and Foundation, which is between 75% and 95%. A score below 75% results in no certification.
IFS Food version 8 was published in April 2023 and remains the most up-to-date version.
The applicability of IFS version 7 ends on 31st December 2023, other than in exceptional circumstances.
You can request an IFS pre-audit, where an auditor will come to your site to review your food safety and quality systems, products and production processes in order to see if they align with IFS requirements. The auditor will deliver an action plan based on their findings in order to assist you with gaining certification.
IFS Food certification delivers improved client confidence, product quality and establishes a competitive edge for your business.
IFS Food certification has a duration of one year before reassessment is required.
IFS Food certification is ideal for food manufacturers, brokers, wholesalers, retailers and logistics companies.
