Further Management Systems

IFS Internationale Food Standard - To make daily food appetizing

Benefits of IFS:

The International Food Standard defines rules for the entire commercial food industry to ensure the safety of products they sell to customers. A related program, HACCP, describes the fundamental requirements for the relevant suppliers, and proposes concrete answers to the high expectations for safety and quality.

Our Range of Services:

This course will provide participants with a profound understanding of IFS. You can decide whether it is held in your local facility or in a perfectly equipped conference center (to keep the daily routines at bay). We can also offer IFS implementation as a consulting service in your company. In this case our experts will explain all requirements to you and your staff in a step by step manner defining all required activities and parameters. Doing this you and your staff will gain valuable experience in IFS application.

Content:

By establishing the IFS system, all relevant processes and sources of information for your company are documented, arranged and compiled. Results of system analyses such as weakness analyses, HACCP plans, emergency plans, hygiene standards, etc. will be mapped. Based on the current status of your company, improvement processes are defined to support cost reduction, conformity to legal and other requirements, and environmental protection.

- Analyze the current status, and review existing management system structures to check correspondence
  with the requirements of the International Food Standards (IFS) on the basis of an IFS audit checklist.
- Create system documentation
- - Define suitable process models
- - Select effective key performance measures for all processes
- - Moderate teams to support the process of establishing the system documentation
- - Write a management system manual
- - Ensure that defined action is taken by persons with assigned responsibility and authority
- - Train management in all aspects of IFS, internal auditing, and system documentation
- - Implement all activities necessary for planning and control
- Internal audit (IFS)
- - Prepare an effective audit program
- - Conduct audits against IFS
- - Audit reporting
- Present audit reports / define corrective action
- Implement an IFS system in the company
- Obtain certification of the company