IFS Food Certification – What is it?

IFS Food is a GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) recognised certification scheme focused on food safety and quality of processes and products. IFS Food offers key benefits to food manufacturers in their effort to identify and mitigate risks in their supply chain and protect their brands for potential damages.

IFS FOOD: New version 8 released!

The new version 8 of the IFS Food programme has been released on April 18^th, 2023. This new version has been developed with the input of experts and key stakeholders from food suppliers, retailers and certification bodies. Thanks to everyone’s hard work and implication, the version 8 has been made easier and better structured, more efficient and more practical for auditors and companies to work with.

IFS Food version 8 audits will be available from 1 October 2023 and will become mandatory as of 1 January 2024. 

IFS Food Version 8 deadlines 

What is new in IFS Food Standard Version 8?

• Updated Codex Alimentarius General principles of hygiene
• Alignment to New ISO 22003-2
• Food safety culture implementation has now objective requirement
• Revision of the scoring system, especially B scoring
• Mandatory unannounced audits and counting details

The IFS newsletter provides full details of the most significant changes and improvements of version 8.

Eurofins Food Assurance teams worldwide offer webinars, trainings and other information to help with the transition from version 7 to 8. 

Get your IFS Food certificate

Eurofins Food Assurance is hosting accredited certification bodies able to provide IFS Certification audits. Our experts undertake thousands of audits at food and feed manufacturer sites every year, worldwide, either on behalf of retailers, caterers, distribution centers, agents, importers or directly for the manufacturers. They offer audits to ensure you comply with internationally recognised standards in food and feed safety, food integrity and also in relation to quality management systems. We can support you wherever you are based in the world thanks to our international network of experts.

More info on IFS Food programme description on IFS website:
ENGLISH:
https://www.ifs-certification.com/index.php/en/standards/4128-ifs-food-standard-en
FRENCH:
https://www.ifs-certification.com/index.php/fr/standards/4130-ifs-food-standard-fr
GERMAN:
https://www.ifs-certification.com/index.php/de/standards/4129-ifs-food-standard-de
ITALIAN:
https://www.ifs-certification.com/index.php/it/standards/4131-ifs-food-standard-it

Additional services provided to support with the implementation of the whole IFS Food certification process by independent companies from CB:

• Training of employees 
• Consulting on IFS programme development
• Pre assessment audits

Certification activities are provided by a company that is separate from consulting services.