IFS - International Food Standard

• Quality Management System
• Management Responsibility
• Resource Management
• Manufacturing Processes
• Measurement, Analysis, Improvement
• Food defence and external inspections

Audits are carried out at the time agreed between TÜV NORD Polska and the customer. Audit duration depends on the size and type of production plant.

The audit ends with a report, and in the case of possible non-conformities, a list of them is produced. On the basis of the list of non-conformities, the audited company prepares a plan of corrective actions with deadlines for their implementation. The report and the list of non-conformities along with the plan of corrective actions is sent to the certification body, where a decision is made to issue a certificate.

The IFS certificate is issued for a period of 12 months and, depending on the result of the audit, for a basic level or higher.

In accordance with the requirement of the International Featured Standards, if circumstances change within a company that may affect the continuity of certification,  the company is required to notify the Certification Body within 3 working days using a dedicated email address: Food Alert 

Such circumstances include:

• legal proceedings concerning the safety or legality of a product
• product recall action
• significant damage to the plant, e.g. a natural disaster such as flooding, or damage by fire
• change of ownership

IFS Standard streamlines processes and makes your business easier owing to:

• transparent and simplified market access
• Transparency along the entire supply chain
• Continuous improvement through a differentiated evaluation system
• Supplier management via the IFS database
• Multilingual implementation tools such as guides, applications, training, webinars and e-learning
• measurably streamlines processes and thereby eliminates or reduces their costs