The International Featured Standards (IFS) consist of eight different standards that support businesses in ensuring product and food safety, quality assurance, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements. IFS certification demonstrates that a company has implemented a robust and effective management system focused on safety, legality, and quality.
IFS certification is available to a wide range of organisations including food manufacturers, brokers, logistics providers, wholesalers, retailers, and manufacturers of household and personal care products.
IFS Standards include:
- IFS Food – GFSI Benchmarked
Applicable to food processors and organisations that pack loose food products. It covers situations where food is processed, handled, or where product contamination may occur during primary packaging.
- IFS Global Markets Food
A stepwise food safety assessment program designed for small or developing businesses in the food sector.
- IFS Wholesale / Cash & Carry
Designed for wholesalers and cash & carry markets handling both food and non-food products.
- IFS Logistics – GFSI Benchmarked
Applicable to both food and non-food products, covering logistics activities such as storage, distribution, loading, unloading, and transportation.
- IFS Global Markets Logistics
A development program tailored to small and less developed logistics service providers.
- IFS Broker
Designed for companies involved in trading activities that purchase, sell, or arrange the trade of products without direct handling.
- IFS HPC
Applies to manufacturers of household and personal care products such as cosmetics, cleaning agents, and hygiene items.
- IFS PACsecure – GFSI Benchmarked
Applies to manufacturers and converters of primary and secondary packaging materials used across the food and non-food sectors.
