Food Quality Magazine July 2015 | Page 26

Food Quality Magazine ISSUE 03 | JULY 2015 IFS – A Truly Global Food Safety and Quality Standard BROKER CASH & CARRY FOOD PACsecure LOGISTICS HPC W ith about 15000 certificates, more than 20 languages and 1050 auditors the IFS is one of the largest food safety and quality standards worldwide. Nine out of ten of the largest European food retailers have chosen IFS as their main food-safety and quality standard and are part of the IFS Working Groups. Also Wal-Mart and other retailers worldwide use IFS. This illustrates the strong global acceptance of IFS. Motivated by increasingly stringent consumer expectations, globalized commodity flows and elevated risks of d [XY