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Welcome to the area of retailers. If you are an employee of a retailer then this is the right area for you. On the left hand side you can find the navigation which holds all relevant information for retailers. With 800 registered retailers IFS is today one of the largest and most widely used food safety standards in the world. Nine out of ten of the largest European food retailers, as well as Wal-Mart and many other retailers worldwide use IFS. The acceptance among these retailers illustrates the strong global acceptance of IFS Food. IFS was created in 2002 as a quality and food-safety standard for the private labels of retailers. It facilitates standardized verification of food safety and producer quality levels and is in use today for both industrial and private retail brands. The globalization of the commodity flows, increasingly stringent consumer expectations and an elevated risk of damage claims necessitated the development of a uniform standard. The current version of IFS Food, Version 6, is a joint project of retailers‘ associations in Germany, France and Italy. The International Food Standard has continuously developed into an internationally recognized umbrella brand now called International Featured Standards (IFS), which now comprises globally applied standards in Food, Logistics, Household and Personal Care (HPC), Broker, and Cash & Carry/Wholesale. All IFS users are granted ideal support by a global network of IFS offices - Germany, France, Italy, USA, Brazil and China, the IFS Audit Portal, the IFS software auditXpress, as well as by training and information courses organized by the IFS Academy. A well-structured organization and global network ensures cooperation with international experts in order to continuously improve the standards and adapt optimally to changing conditions.
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