System Consultant IFS
International Food Standard, abbreviated IFS, is an international food standard for safe food production (food safety).
The IFS is established by the Federal Retailer of Germany (HDE -Hauptverband des Deutschen Einzelhandels eV,Germany or The Central Association of the German Retail Trade http://www.einzelhandel.de) and the French Wholesale Retailer. (FCD-Federation desentreprises du Commerceet de la Distribution, France,
http://www.fcd.asso.fr/) to be used as standard guidelines for food safety (food safety) and quality by forcing food manufacturers to send products to the country's retailers. France, Germany and
Some European Union countries require this system.
IFS covers the following areas:
Quality System Management and HACCP
Management responsibility
resource management
product manufacturing
measurement, analysis and improvement