L’implementazione aziendale dell’International Food Standard

In the framework of the certifications existing in the agro-food sector, the International Food Standard (IFS) represents one of the technical standards most used by the retailers and the wholesalers for evaluating and selecting their suppliers. In this note, after an exam of the aims and requirements of the IFS, a practical case of implementation of this standard by a company in the baked confectionery sector is considered. The whole procedure is reported, starting from the analysis of the hygiene requirements, passing to examine the quality management system and to the planning of the internal pre-audit, with a description of the certification process, including the determination of the company's final audit score.