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IFS HPC – the IFS non-food Standard for household and personal care products

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IFS HPC – the IFS non-food Standard for household and personal care products
Since 2003 the IFS is well known for the IFS Food Standard. Since then the umbrella brand of IFS has increased with more than 6 Standards and 3 Programs which cover a huge part of the retail supply chain. One of these IFS Standards is the IFS HPC, the Standard developed to assure the quality and product safety of household and personal care product...
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Testimonial: Assessment and Selection of GFSI Packaging Standard

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Testimonial: Assessment and Selection of GFSI Packaging Standard
The daunting challenge for many of our colleagues in the food supply chain is selecting the right GFSI Standard. A few quotes……. ​ ​ ​ ​ "The bloody supermarket said I had to have BRC"; "Our customer told us to be 3rd party certified to SQF";  "Our consultant recommended IFS PACSecure for it has templates for glass, metal, corrugate and plasti...
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Introducing IFS Global Markets - HPC

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Introducing IFS Global Markets - HPC
If you work for a small or medium sized company producing household and personal care products and you're interested in establishing a reliable quality management system, then you should learn more about our IFS Global Markets - HPC Program. You may also be interested in attending our webinar on this subject. Many people know IFS as a food standard...
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Esther Tromp

The IFS – Pioneers of digitalization in quality management

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The IFS – Pioneers of digitalization in quality management
At the GFSI conference in Tokyo the IFS Trend Risk Monitor was announced. The Pro and Cloud versions of the IFS Audit Manager App were recently released. IFS was the first GFSI scheme owner to develop an app supporting internal audit processes. Right from the start, the IFS has developed several digital tools in order to support the work of the qua...
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Testimonial: Benefit from an IFS PACsecure certification

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Testimonial: Benefit from an IFS PACsecure certification
Associated Labels and Packaging is proud to announce our successful acquirement of the International Featured Standards (IFS) PACsecure Certification. In other words, our company has become "food safe" in the most vigorous global standard one can achieve. What does this mean? ​ In a nutshell, our facility produces labels and packaging which ensure ...
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IFS Development

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IFS Development
Most people with no educational background in food or quality management might not know the IFS and IFS Standards. Therefore we would like to use this chance to explain why the IFS was developed and why uniform standards are so important for all parties along the supply chain. IFS is the short form for: International Featured Standards owned by the...
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Anne Kathrin Gönner

IFS@GFSI

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Tokyo 2018: GFSI Conference in Japan - the country of technological advance Taking this image as the theme, the IFS Team decided to focus on the different digital IFS Tools this year. Together with Nevin Rühle, Bruno Séchet, and Stephan Tromp, I had the pleasure to participate in one of the most important conferences for the food industry: The annu...
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Kevin Borchers

A lot more than just the Food Standard- A student’s impressions of the IFS

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A lot more than just the Food Standard- A student’s impressions of the IFS
Hello, my name is Kevin Borchers and I am working as a student assistant for the IFS since May 2017. My key task is the support of the IFS Academy in the creation of online training courses for auditors, quality manager and consultants. I enjoy my work for the IFS, because I have the chance to work together with many competent experts who all work ...
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Sandra Schulte

Four letters and a big question mark – How I got in touch with FSMA

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Four letters and a big question mark – How I got in touch with FSMA
Four letters that pack a punch: The „ F ood S afety M odernisation A ct" – It is complex, but it is actually no rocket science – and let me explain you why: The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is indeed the most sweeping reform of US-food safety laws in more than 70 years, which was signed into law by former President Obama on January 4, 2...
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No more clipboards – IFS App simplifies your internal audit

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No more clipboards – IFS App simplifies your internal audit
It is the year 2018 and the digital age is widespread in all areas of life. Meanwhile, quality managers still perform their internal audits with pen, clipboard and camera? Not with IFS. IFS wants to contribute to an easy daily procedure – and forward digitalization. That's why the app "IFS Audit Manager" was developed. The app IFS Audit Manager pus...
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News

  • 18 May 2018
    NEW: IFS Product Fraud Guideline

    We are very happy to inform you that the IFS Product Fraud Guideline is now available in English. Further languages will follow soon.


  • 25 April 2018
    NEW: IFS Global Markets HPC Program

    We are very happy to inform you that the IFS Global Markets HPC is now available in English. Further languages will follow soon.


  • 22 December 2017
    IFS PACsecure 1.1

    We are very happy to inform you that the 1.1version of the IFS PACsecure Standard is now available in English. Further languages will follow soon.


  • 05 December 2017
    IFS Logistics 2.2

    New IFS Logistics version now available in English. Further languages will follow soon.


 

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