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IFS PACsecure Testimonial - Boxmaster

IFS Editorial Team

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

IFS PACsecure IFS General

The integration of the IFS PACsecure Standard and practices has contributed to BOXmaster providing something unique in our market by Greg Reid, General Manager BOXmaster In the packaging industry, BOXmaster seeks to stay on top of what is an evolving landscape. As a company built on service and quality, our goal was to take these standards to the n...

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Lessons learned so far from implementing a food blockchain project - by Leontien Hasselman-Plugge, CEO at SIM – Supply Chain Information Management

IFS Editorial Team

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

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Lessons learned so far from implementing a food blockchain project - by Leontien Hasselman-Plugge, CEO at SIM – Supply Chain Information Management

"Blockchain is a revolutionary technology; it will change everything." by Leontien Hasselman-Plugge, CEO It seems nowadays that implementing a blockchain is the next best thing since sliced bread and will solve all issues in the food industry. The economist named blockchain the "trust machine" and blockchain pilots in the food industry pop up ...

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

IFS Editorial Team

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

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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

IFS Editorial Team

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

IFS PACsecure IFS General

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...

Introducing IFS Global Markets - HPC

IFS Editorial Team

Friday, 15 June 2018

IFS Global Markets Program IFS 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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The IFS – Pioneers of digitalization in quality management

Esther Tromp

Friday, 18 May 2018

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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

IFS Editorial Team

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

IFS PACsecure IFS General

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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PACsecure testimonial

IFS Development

IFS Editorial Team

Wednesday, 11 April 2018

IFS General

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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IFS International Featured Standards FCD

IFS@GFSI

Anne Kathrin Gönner

Wednesday, 11 April 2018

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

Kevin Borchers

Wednesday, 11 April 2018

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

Sandra Schulte

Wednesday, 11 April 2018

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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

IFS Editorial Team

Thursday, 29 March 2018

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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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IFS PACsecure Testimonial - Boxmaster

Lessons learned so far from implementing a food blockchain project - by Leontien Hasselman-Plugge, CEO at SIM – Supply Chain Information Management

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

Testimonial: Assessment and Selection of GFSI Packaging Standard

Introducing IFS Global Markets - HPC

The IFS – Pioneers of digitalization in quality management

Testimonial: Benefit from an IFS PACsecure certification

IFS Development

IFS@GFSI

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

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

No more clipboards – IFS App simplifies your internal audit

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