The document discusses the International Featured Standard (IFS) Broker, which is a certification standard for companies that buy goods and deliver them directly to customers. The IFS Broker standard was created in 2010 and aims to ensure brokers have implemented food safety and quality measures to monitor compliance at supplier facilities. Auditors must pass an exam and have experience in the sector being audited. Audits are a minimum of 8 hours and assess companies against 71 requirements across various areas like product development, purchasing, and traceability. Certification is valid for 12 months at either a basic or higher level depending on audit results.

1. Safety Food Management
International
Featured
Standards
IFS Broker
October 2011 Pavan, Marion, Maxime, Quentin, Eugenia

2. History
History
Objectives
Reason for setting
up
Main Target  New IFS standard
Auditor and  Suitable for companies that buy goods and
certification body
delivery directly to customers
Duration of the
audit
 Available since january 2010
Assesment
Main requirements
Focus on
requirements

3. Objectives
History
Objectives
Reason for setting  “The new IFS Broker checks to see whether
up
brokers / importers have implemented
Main Target
appropriate measures in their processes to
Auditor and ensure that their suppliers operate in
certification body
accordance with food safety and quality
Duration of the requirements and to monitor compliance in
audit
order for the products supplied to meet legal
Assesment
requirements and contractual specifications.”
Main requirements
Focus on
requirements

4. Reason for setting up
History
Objectives
 IFS Broker : Trading partners expect
Reason for
setting up brokers and importers to communicate
Main Target
their product requirements to
manufacturers and that these will be
Auditor and
certification body understood and implemented.
Duration of the
 IFS Cash and Carry : All handling
audit activities of loose and unpacked products
Assesment in Cash & Carry-markets or wholesale
Main requirements
companies.
Focus on
requirements

5. Main Target
History
Objectives
Reason for setting
up
 Used for all brokers independently of the
products
Main Target
Auditor and
certification body  Can be applied to brokers in the Food, in
Duration of the the areas of Non-Food and HPC (hygiene
audit personal care)
Assesment
Main requirements
Focus on
requirements

6. Auditor and certification body
History  Auditors must be certified IFS
Objectives
Reason for setting
up
 Compulsory to pass an exam and to know
the sector of the company audited
Main Target
(experience of 2 years in the same sector)
Auditor and
certification body
Duration of the
 3 categories:
audit  Food auditors for Food broker
Assesment  HPC auditors for HPC brokers
 Non-food auditors for Non-food brokers
Main requirements
Focus on
requirements

7. Auditor and certification body
History
 Auditors work for certification body
Objectives
Reason for setting
up  Certification body has to be certified EN
Main Target 45 011
Auditor and
certification body  37 certification bodies in the world for
Duration of the IFS brokers
audit
Assesment
 Example:
Main requirements
 AENOR
Focus on
requirements
 Veritas
 LRQA

8. Duration of the audit
History
Objectives
Reason for setting  Duration minimum: 8 hours
up
Main Target
 Depends on:
Auditor and
certification body
 size of the company
 Number of supplier
Duration of the  Number of customers
audit
 Scope of service activities
Assesment
Main requirements
Focus on
requirements

9. Assesment
History
Objectives  71 requirement
Reason for setting  A / B / C and D assessments for every requirement
up  Two level of certification:
Main Target  Basic level at 75% - 95% points
 Higher level from 95% points
Auditor and
certification body
 Major non-conformities (similar to the IFS Food
definitions)
Duration of the
audit
 9 K.O. criteria
Assesment
 Certification’s validity: 12 months irrespective of the
Main requirements level
Focus on
requirements

10. Main requirements
History
Objectives
Already in IFS standard
 Responsibility of company management
Reason for setting
up  Quality management systems
Main Target  Resource management
Auditor and  Service provision
certification body
Duration of the
audit Newly formulated chapters
Assesment /requirements for brokers
 Product development
Main
requirements  Purchasing
Focus on
requirements

11. Focus on requirements
History
Objectives
Reason for
setting up
 HACCP / risk management
Main Target
 Traceability
Auditor and
certification body  Product analysis
Duration of the  Supplier selection
audit
 Product Packaging
Assesment
Main
requirements
Focus on
requirements

12. Thank you for your
attention

13. Sources
 International Featured Standard :
http://www.ifs-online.eu/index.php?page=home&content=publi