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IFS Food and IFS Logistics :

key safety certifications for frozen

products and thawing processes for

private labels

WABEL FROZEN SUMMIT, 12th March 2015

Stéphanie LEMAITRE, IFS Technical Director

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IFS General Background and History

Family of Food Supply Chain Safety & Quality Standards

In the late 1990‘s, the retailers in Germany were looking for a way to cut

cost and improve safety and quality through their supply chain. From that

concept, IFS was born.

Building the Brand

Flagship IFS Food developed in 2002 in Germany

Now family of 8 standards implemented globally in 97 countries

One of largest food safety / quality organizations worldwide

16,750 certifications (as of 12/31/2014)

Celebrated 10-years in 2013

Standards developed by the INDUSTRY they serve


IFS – Global Offices StructureProvides in-Country Support in Native Languages

Toronto

Canada

St. Louis

USA

Dourados

Brasil

Santiago

Chile

Warsaw

Poland

Berlin

Germany

Paris

FranceMilan

ItalyHefei

ChinaBogota

Colombia


Board of Directors

IFS General Structure

Maria Lopez de Montenegro

DIA (Sp)

Vincent Barthelemy

Group Casino (F)

Cecile Gillard

Carrefour (F)

Jürgen Matern

METRO (G)

Andrea Artoni

Conad (It)

A. Swoboda

W-E-G (G)

Silver Giorgini

Orogel (It)

Bert Urlings

Vion Food (NL)

Pierre de Ginestel

Auchan (F)

Cristina Diez

Palacios (Sp)

François Battault

Ets Gabriel Boudier (F)

Stephan Tromp

IFS

Retailers Manufacturers

Management

Dr. Horst Lang

Globus (G)


International Technical Committee

IFS General Structure

RetailersCertification

BodiesManufacturers Food Services

Sabrina Bianchini

DNV (It)

Faycal Bellatif

Eurofins (F)

Joachim Mehnert

DQS (G)

Bizhan Pourkomailian

Mc Donalds Europe

Retailers

Frank Ferko

US Foods (US)

Luc Horemans

Scamark (F)

Sébastien Bian

Group Casino (F)

Cecile Gillard

Carrefour (F)

Andrea Artoni

Conad (It)

Federico Comellini,

Coop (It)

Elisabetta Meneveri

Auchan (It)

A. Hernandez,

AENOR (Sp)

IFS develops standards with all stakeholders

Karin Voss

Edeka (G)

Angela Moritz

Rewe Group (G)

Gerald Erbach

METRO C&C (G)

Horst Röser

COOP (Sw)

Ricardo Fabregat

Consum (Sp)

Maria Lopez de M.

DIA (Sp)

Alberto Peirò

Mercadona (Sp)

Jürgen Sommer

Freiberger; Pizza (G)

Gérard Maître

Saulniers Ile Ré (F)

M. Zardetto

Voltan; Pasta (It)

Steve Thome

Dawn Foods (US)

Bert Urlings

Vion Food (NL)

Cristina Diez

Palacios (Sp)


IFS Global

65 certification bodies

1080 auditors active in over 20 languages

16.750+ certified companies

850+ registered retailers & food services


IFS Standards

2003 / 2014

Version 6

April 2014

2006 / 2014

Version 2.1

2010 / 2013

Version 2

2008

Version 1

In Review Process

2009

Version 1Review process

started Oct 2014

2013

Version 1

Jan 2014

Version 1

Mar 2014

Version 1


IFS Standards

What is it exactly?


IFS General Benefits

Same implementation benefits across all IFS Standards

Corrective action plan is first step for continuous improvement process

Up to 12 months to implement corrective actions

Risk-based, non-prescriptive

Developed and steered by the industry for which they apply

Guidelines written by IFS experts

Cost reduction

Proven business driving benefits


Audit & Certification Process

Company project

IFS audit

Pre-report

IFS Certification Body

Proposed

Action plan

Action plan

validation

Decision for

certification

Document evaluation

Opening meeting

On-site assessment

Audit conclusions

Closing meeting

Audit duration

Time schedule

Detailed contract review

Audit scope

Audit date

Review

Assessment of the full report


All IFS Standards follow same flow

Part 2: RequirementsSenior

Management

Responsibility

Food

Defense

Measures,

Analysis,

Improvement

Production or

Service

Process

Resource

Management

Safety &

Quality

Management

System

Safety & Quality in One

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A: 20 points

C: 5 points

B: 15 points

D: - 20 points

Full compliance with the requirement!

Almost full compliance with the requirement!

Basic implementation of the requirement

Requirement has not been implemented!

Not applicable (NA) is used when a criterion does not apply to the company -

with justification!

Awarding of points, according to the degree of compliance

Scoring System


Deviations

• Up to 12-months to implement corrective actions

• Practical implementation for continuous improvement

Handling of Deviations and Non-

conformities

Major

- Food safety risk, health hazard, regulatory

- 15% reduction in total points

• 1 Major + >75% = must be fixed and checked prior to certification

• 2 Majors = Failure = start over

• Maximum 6 months without re-audit

KO

• A or B = meets or mostly meets

• D = KO

• Immediate failure….audit continues


IFS Database

• Stores all audits and certificates

• Data management capabilities

• Reporting capabilities

Data Analytics & CB Management

CB Management

• Framework Agreement

• Auditor Training / Examinations

• Only scheme to examine for food chemistry knowledge

• Only scheme with oral examinations

Integrity Program

• Complaint management and overall system to monitor CBs and

auditors


Benefits of IFS certification

• Reduction in the needs for customer audits

• Improved business reputation as a manufacturer/ serviceprovider for high-quality and safe products

• IFS Standards offers up to 1 year to close deviations, high flexibility

• The company gets the IFS Certification because they:

• …can control internal processes

• …can produce compliant products

• Clients can trust on the company by providing/ handling safe products according to the law and product specifications. Clients confidence!


Why doing business with us?

International support of industry and retailers, as well as IFS office support

IFS Academy

Global recognition of IFS Standards by GFSI

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Stephanie Lemaitre

IFS Technical Director

[email protected]

To g e t h e r s u c c e s s f u l l y

Thank you very much!

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