ISO 22000 BRC AND IFS FOOD CERTIFICATION -

WHAT ARE FOOD CERTIFICATIONS ISO 22000, BRC AND IFS?

BRC Food Technical Standard and Protocol for food suppliers
IFS International Food Standard
ISO 22000 Food Safety management

These are the three world-wide benchmarks for food supply chain certifications

The international standard ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System - "Requirements for any organisation in the food chain" was drawn up by a working group of experts from 23 different countries and representatives of international organisations such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Association of Hotels and Restaurants, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Confederation of Agro-Food Industries of the European Union (CIAA). It has been published in order to harmonise existing national and international food safety and haccp standards.

BRC and IFS are two international standards for quality certification in the supply chain of large-scale retail trade (GDO) products.

The acronym BRC stands for British Retail Consortium, or the British Retail Consortium, is a standard required for all suppliers wishing to enter the British retail market.

The IFS standard, on the other hand, is an international standard shared by the French and German large-scale retail chains. This Standard requires suppliers in the supply chain to comply with certain hygiene regulations and good practices in production processes, which are valid to guarantee a good level of safety and quality.

WHO IS INTERESTED IN THESE CERTIFICATIONS?

The ISO 22000, BRC and IFS certifications are standards that can be applied by all operators in the food system: farmers, processing and packaging industry, transporters, distributors, wholesale and retail traders, manufacturers of equipment and plants for the food industry, packaging material, detergent and disinfection products, and is a reference point for the application of EU regulations on food safety and hygiene. It also enables all companies involved in the supply chain to identify the risks to which they are exposed and manage them effectively.

ADVANTAGES OF ISO 22000, BRC AND IFS FOOD CERTIFICATIONS

The advantages of ISO 22000, BRC and IFS certifications are manifold:

Implement and make operational a well-defined Food Safety Management System that is flexible enough to meet your business needs.
Assessing the actual risks to which both the company and consumers are potentially exposed
Use tools to effectively measure, monitor and optimise all performance related to food safety
To be able to follow and respect the constraints imposed by legislation
Satisfying the needs of the direct and final customer
Reduce the verification of controls with cost savings
Demonstrate your commitment to companies and end customers

HOW TO REQUIRE CERTIFICATIONS

EXCE Srl is an accredited certification body for the issue of ISO 22000, BRC and IFS food certifications and other types of iso certifications. Following annual audits by our qualified inspectors, the application of the requirements of the standard will be verified at the company and an internationally valid certificate will be issued.

The certificate will be confirmed annually following maintenance audits by EXCE Srl.

Here are the steps for obtaining the ISO 22000, BRC and IFS food certifications::

Request for quote by filling out the form below
Preventive acceptance and definition of date for audit \ verification at your premises
Audit \ verification at your premises and subsequent release of certification
Each year, an audit / verification will be carried out by Exce Srl at your office to confirm certification

For certifications of the other management systems, see the page dedicated to management system certifications.