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IFS Food: How to Choose a Certification Body
Start with the certification-body search on the official IFS Food page. Confirm the named body’s current approval for IFS Food and the legal entity in the proposed agreement. IFS Logistics, Broker or a Progress programme is a different assessment basis; its reference does not establish authority for your Food audit.
Start with the certification-body search on the official IFS Food page.
Check approval for the actual Food audit
Start with the certification-body search on the official IFS Food page. Confirm the named body’s current approval for IFS Food and the legal entity in the proposed agreement. IFS Logistics, Broker or a Progress programme is a different assessment basis; its reference does not establish authority for your Food audit.
Describe products, manufacturing processes, premises, shifts and outsourced operations. Ask the body how the proposed audit covers that activity and how it will provide appropriately qualified IFS Food auditors. Relevant food and process competence matters alongside language, communication and a clear written agreement.
Confirm the proposed auditor’s relevant competence
IFS requires specific auditor qualifications and examination and calibration arrangements. Ask the approved body to confirm current Food qualification and competence for the products and technologies to be assessed. A previous audit reference from another IFS programme is not the answer. Do not demand or assume a universal auditor profile for every factory.
Hypothetically, a dairy site ferments and pasteurises products, but the proposal demonstrates only the proposed auditor’s IFS Logistics experience. Send the actual product and process description to the body and ask for confirmation of appropriate current IFS Food competence and audit coverage. Resolve the gap or request a suitable team before accepting. The example does not establish that the person is unqualified; it identifies evidence still needed.
Compare the full assessment and decision arrangements
IFS Food audits are annual, and at least one in every three audits is unannounced. Compare contracts for the applicable standard and current doctrine, audit arrangements, reports, corrective-action handling, independent decision, subsequent audits and complaint channels. Do not confuse three audits with three years or treat an advance grade promise as competence.
Kayra can organise the applicant’s information and selection questions under agreed consultancy. The approved body determines audit acceptance, team and certification decision under IFS rules; consultancy or an auditor acting alone cannot issue that result. The operator owns actual controls and truthful records. Certification does not replace statutory establishment registration or approval.
Official sources
Confirm the actual approved IFS Food body and relevant current auditor competence. Preparation and independent certification are separate; no grade or acceptance is guaranteed.
Where should I check the proposed body?
Use the official IFS Food certification-body search and confirm the named legal entity and programme.
Does IFS Logistics experience alone prove Food competence?
No. Ask the approved body to confirm current Food qualification and the competence needed for the actual products and processes.
Is an unannounced audit only required every three years?
No. The official rule is at least once every third audit, alongside annual Food audits.
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Scope and decision verification
Kayra Patent supports requirement analysis, document preparation and process coordination. Conformity or certification decisions belong to the independent body or public authority authorised under the applicable law and programme. Kayra cannot replace that decision or guarantee a certificate. Verify the issuer, scope, dates and any official register entry.