IFS FEATURED STANDARD: IFS Cash & Carry/Wholesale Certification Overview

No TÜV SÜD Certification Mark

Certification:

Product certification in the meaning of the accreditation including management-system components / Voluntary assessment

Basis for Certification (certification standard):

IFS CASH & CARRY/WHOLESALE Standard in the currently valid version (http://www.ifs-certification.com)

Standard owner:

IFS Management GmbH

No TÜV SÜD certification mark is issued. Certified organisations are authorised to use the IFS logo according to the rules defined by the standard owner.

What does the IFS CASH & CARRY/WHOLESALE standard cover?

The IFS CASH & CARRY/WHOLESALE standard defines the requirements for an organisation's food safety processes. These requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Implementation of a quality and food safety management system
  Planning, implementation, assessment, corrective actions
  Hazard assessments plus control elements
• Resource management skills
  Human resources, facilities and equipment, training
• Intensive planning and safe production processing
  Environmental, personal and process hygiene
  Suitability of packaging materials, machinery and vehicles
  Correct product labelling (allergens, correctness, scope)
  Systems for the evaluation of suppliers and service providers
• Measurements, analyses, improvements
  On-site visits, inspections, emergency responses and control
• Product safety
  Security at the premises, product protection