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What is IFS Certification?
The International Featured Standards (IFS) provide guidelines and tools for conducting appropriate risk assessments and promoting a culture of product safety and quality within your organization and among your buyers.
Why IFS certification at Kiwa VERIN?
- We have IFS auditors in numerous disciplines, allowing us to serve clients across a wide scope;
- Kiwa VERIN offers a broad range of certifications, enabling you to combine IFS and BRCGS audits, for example;
- All our IFS auditors are registered with IFS and have extensive work experience in the food industry. We prioritize investing in our auditors and aim for quality;
- Kiwa VERIN specializes in certifying companies in the food sector against GFSI standards such as IFS, BRCGS, FSSC22000 and FSMS;
- Our collaboration is aimed at helping you develop your business;
- We believe it is important to keep you informed about the latest developments in certification and buyer requirements. We do this through newsletters and informative sessions;
- We conduct our audits in Dutch. However, audits in other languages are also possible;
- Kiwa VERIN is accredited by the Dutch Accreditation Council (Raad voor Accreditatie) and is therefore accepted by all buyers associated with IFS.
For which IFS standards can you contact Kiwa?
- IFS Food
- IFS Logistics
- IFS Broker
- IFS Progress Food
- IFS PIA
Click here for information about IFS and the IFS standards.
What does the IFS certification process look like?
- Submit your certification application to Kiwa VERIN;
- Together we determine the scope and categories of your audit;
- You will then receive a quotation from us;
- After signing the quotation, we schedule an audit (exception for announced audits);
- We prepare an audit plan and an audit program in advance;
- The auditor conducts an on-site assessment of all production processes and departments, as well as the administrative and organizational procedures. This includes evaluation from the shop floor to senior management;
- The auditor collects evidence of sufficient implementation of the standard criteria. Any deficiencies are immediately discussed with you;
- If necessary, you draw up an improvement plan to address any non-conformities. This can be supplemented with evidence showing that improvement measures have been implemented;
- All findings, including the improvement plan, are recorded in the audit report;
- The certification manager reviews the audit report and makes the certification decision, including the level/grade of the certificate;
- If the result is positive, you receive the certificate and a detailed report. The certificate has a validity period, depending on the standard and the achieved level/grade.
More information
The IFS standards are freely available on the IFS website. Do you have questions about IFS certification? We are happy to assist you! You can reach us at +31 088 998 43 10, option 2.