IFS certifications

IFS Logistic

The IFS Logistic standard is applicable to both foodstuffs and non-food products, such as: transportation, storage, distribution, loading and unloading wharves, etc. It can be applied to all types of logistics: freight sent by road, rail or sea, frozen or non-frozen products.

IFS Broker

The IFS Broker standard is applicable to brokers and/or importers of foodstuffs. This scheme verifies that these operators have introduced appropriate measures in their processes to inform their suppliers of safety and quality requirements for foodstuffs and have supervised compliance with these requirements, so that the products supplied fulfill both legal requirements and the specifications contracted.

IFS PACsecure

The IFS PACsecure standard is applicable to all type of establishments in which materials for food containers are manufactured and supplied (e.g. for example, plastic film for vegetables, drink cans, wrapping paper for flour, etc. and non-food (e.g. materials for containers that come into contact with the skin, such as cosmetics or other materials for products in the home, consumer goods, hardware, etc.)

IFS HPC​

The IFS HPC standard is applicable to household products and personal care products that are designed to come into contact with the body; directly and/or indirectly (ex. cosmetic products, household cleaning products, products that come into contact with food and personal hygiene products). This includes all products for consumers and professional users.

This certification is perfectly integrable with other certification schemes and is possible to obtain immediately together with IFS Food or IFS PAC Secure certifications, the certificates of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and/or GMP based on the Codex Alimentarius. If the certificate is from IFS Logistics, you have the opportunity of receiving the HACCP certification directly. Find out about how to obtain the certificates.

IFS GLOBAL MARKET

The Global Market standard is a verification established at three basic levels (only applicable in countries where HACCP is not a legal requirement), Basic plus and Intermediate, being a very efficient tool for IFS certification to be achieved within three years. The Global Market Programme is currently available for Food, Logistics and HPC.

If you are also an exporter of agri-food products, you must know the Food Safety Modernization Act 2016 (FSMA), drawn up by the United States FDA, which seeks to improve food safety, particularly in foodstuffs imported from third countries. This law establishes the requirements for the export of agri-food products destined for the United States, while also facilitating companies' consolidation in the American market.

IFS ESG Check

IFS ESG Check allows companies to assess their situation with regard to sustainability, to identify risks and to plan their future commitment. It is a tool to guide sustainability issues and to integrate related fields such as environmental, social and good governance matters.

At AENOR we have long been concerned about sustainability in the food sector, from primary production to the processing industry. This allows us to have a suitable approach and experience in the sustainability aspects that the IFS ESG Check module offers us. This basic module focuses on assessing the company's management system and establishing the framework principles in relation to sustainability.

As an optional additional module, IFS ESG Check also allows companies to assess their carbon footprint management system and calculate their footprint, which is a growing demand in the market and a possible differentiating aspect.

Main advantages:

• Simple and easy-to-use assessment tool, recognised by major distributors.
• It facilitates legal compliance in environmental, social and governance aspects.
• It starts the way to enter more complex sustainability systems.
  
  

It is addressed to companies supplying foodstuffs, under their own brand, in stages subsequent to primary production.

Due to the structure of the framework and the significant correlation of food safety requirements, it is easily integrated with the IFS (International Featured Standard) Protocol certification and the standard UNE IN-ISO22000 (Food safety management systems), and the BRC standard allowing for the possibility of integrating the systems and optimizing the processes with the resulting reduction in audit duration and costs.

Audits of UNE IN-ISO 9001 (Quality management systems).​

AENOR now offers you the opportunity to obtain automatically with the IFS Food or IFS PAC Secure, the certificates of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and/or GMP based on the Codex Alimentarius. If the certificate is from IFS Logistics, you have the opportunity of receiving the HACCP certification directly. Find out about how to obtain the certificates.

When the audit has been satisfactorily completed, if the system being used conforms to the requirements of the protocol, the organisation obtains:

• The AENOR IFS - International Featured Standard certification (or IFS-Logistic and IFS-broker, where applicable) on a Basic or Advanced level according to obtained scores.

IFS​

AENOR is recognized by distribution chains, having issued hundreds of IFS certificates.
AENOR holds the ISO/IEC accreditation 17065:2012 from ENAC for all IFS Protocols, except IFS PACsecure and IFS HPC.

• More information and documentation on the protocols at the IFS website​
  
• GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE​(145 kB)