IFS Food Version-8 Certification Consultancy in India

To implement the international featured standard food version-8 standard in food product processor/ manufacturer organizations and achieve IFS food V8 certification, Punyam.com provides IFS food V8 consultancy in the following steps:

• Micro-level survey of the existing system of the organization
• Conduct IFS food V8 and food safety awareness programs for all personnel
• Form a steering committee and task force for IFS food V8 documentation
• Prepare documents of IFS food V8 standard as well as risk/hazard analysis
• Implementation and training of all personnel in the use of documented procedures and formats
• Train employees related to food safety hazards identification, evaluation and control
• Train internal auditors
• Assess the system through the first internal audit
• Take corrective actions for non-conformities and carry out management review meeting
• Apply for certification
• Assist organization during Final audit by certification body
• Assist organization to take corrective actions on the nonconformities to the satisfaction of the certification body.

Food manufacturing/processing organizations can get numerous benefits on implementing a food safety and quality management system and getting IFS food V8 certification. The benefits include, but not limited to, the following:

• International recognition
• Helps to meet GFSI benchmark
• Strengthen your brand and get access to top retailers across the world
• Improves food safety and quality of your product
• Conformance to legal and regulatory requirements
• Systematic approach to meet the requirement for food safety
• The ability to reduce customer and third-party audits
• Demonstrate a commitment to quality processes and continual improvement
• Minimize risk and protect your reputation
• Improving understanding between management and staff relating to good practices, standards, and procedures
• Confidence
• Credibility
• Sales growth
• Continuous Improvement
• Consistency
• Competitiveness

For IFS Food Version-8 Certification, an organization will need to fulfil the requirements for: 1. Governance and commitment 2. Food safety and quality management system 3. Resource management 4. Operational processes, and 5. Measurements, analyses, improvements. There are a total of 42 main sub-clauses of the standard which contain detailed requirements under further sub-clauses.   Among them, the following ten (10) subclauses are defined as KO requirements:

• Governance and commitment (Clause 1.2.1)
• Monitoring system of each CCP (Clause 2.3.9.1)
• Personal hygiene (Clause 3.2.2)
• Customer agreement (Clause 4.1.3)
• Raw material specifications (Clause 4.2.1.3)
• Foreign material risk mitigation (Clause 4.12.1)
• Traceability (Clause 4.18.1)
• Internal audits (Clause 5.1.1)
• Procedures of recalls, withdrawals and incidents (Clause 5.9.1)
• Corrective actions (Clause 5.11.3)

If the certification body auditor raises KO non-conformity(ies), certification cannot be granted and, if this is a recertification audit, the current IFS Certificate shall be withdrawn.