IFS
Global Assurance in Your Supply Chain with IFS
Since 2003, IFS standards, which aim excellence in food, product and service areas, are the reference point of reliability in international trade.
Within the framework of these global standards, we are proud to be the first Turkish certification body approved by IFS in 2021. As USB Certification; With the deep knowledge and strong operational infrastructure brought by this pioneering position, we carry out your independent audits in all IFS certification programs, especially IFS Food; We enable you to prove the quality of your products to global markets with confidence.
GFSI COMPLIANT
ISO/IEC 17065
IFS Standards cover all stages of the supply chain, fromfood manufacturing to logistics and wholesale, from brokerage activities to personal care products. It provides businesses with a strong reference in global trade by bringing together product safety, operational quality and legal compliance processes in a holistic framework.
What is IFS?
Mission and Goals
IFS (International Featured Standards) is a global standards framework established in 2003 in collaboration with retail and wholesale trade associations, covering all links in the supply chain. It brings manufacturers, suppliers and retailers together in a common language by providing uniform assessment criteria for product safety and quality.
The broad family of standards includes standards for the food production (IFS Food), logistics, wholesale, broker, packaging and home/personal care (HPC) sectors, as well as development and sustainability programs such as IFS Progress and IFS ESG Check. Based on international norms, this structure aims to increase process standardization, personnel awareness and supplier compliance in businesses, while reducing the burden of duplicate audits and ensuring continuous and sustainable improvement in product safety.
IFS Certification Scope
USB Certification provides certification services in the following areas within the scope of IFS Standards. For detailed information, please visit www.ifs-certification.com.
IFS Food
- Inspections of processed food products and packaging with food safety risks
- HACCP, quality management and product safety system assessment
- Certification of compliance with IFS Food v8 requirements
Other IFS Programs
- IFS Logistics – warehousing, cold chain and distribution audits
- IFS Broker – certification for importers, exporters and brokers
- IFS HPC – cosmetics, household chemicals and personal care products
- IFS Global Markets Programs – Progressive eligibility for SME manufacturers
Standard Families Developed by IFS
IFS Food
It is an international product safety and quality standard recognized by the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative), designed for manufacturers who process food and packaging of open products.
IFS Logistics
It ensures operational safety and product integrity in all logistics processes of food and non-food products, including cold chain, storage and distribution networks.
IFS Cash and Carry / Wholesale
It is the reference program developed specifically for wholesale centers and “cash & carry” concept businesses, monitoring operational standards and product safety all the way to the end consumer.
IFS Broker
It enables intermediary, importer, exporter and distributor companies that do not engage in physical production but carry out trade to manage their product safety and quality responsibilities in the supply chain.
IFS HPC ( Household and Personal Care)
It is the standard that registers product safety, quality and compliance with legal regulations in facilities producing cosmetics, personal hygiene, household chemicals and daily use products.
IFS PACsecure and IFS Progress (Global Markets)
It covers the IFS PACsecure standard, which ensures security in the production of packaging materials, and the IFS Progress programs, which support the gradual transition of developing enterprises (SMEs) to global systems. It extends industry security from the bottom to the top.
GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Recognition
GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Recognition
IFS standards, particularly IFS Food, IFS Logistics and IFS Wholesale, are internationally recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and fully meet the organization’s most demanding benchmarking criteria.
Support from European Retail Associations
Backed by the collaboration of Europe’s most powerful retail and wholesale trade associations, including Germany (HDE), France (FCD) and Italy (Federdistribuzione, ANCC, ANCD), IFS is the undisputed trust authority and reference in the global retail industry.
ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation
All IFS audits are conducted exclusively by independent and authorized certification bodies accredited to ISO/IEC 17065. This structure ensures the impartiality of the certification process and the mutual recognition of your certification in the international arena and in all markets.
Strengthen Your Supply Chain with IFS Certification
USB Certification ensures that your products reach the global retail market safely with the certification services it provides within the scope of IFS standards.
