Quality

The IFS Food is a private repository recognized worldwide, certifying that the company sets up and respects appropriate processes to guarantee the safety (Food Safety) and security (Food Fraud & Food Defense) that apply to all stages of food processing. An annual audit carried out by an independent and accredited organization is necessary to be certified. This standard is recognized by the GFSI*, which the requirements are now required by the majority of international retail players.

*GFSI: Global Food Safety Initiative

The IFS Logistics is a private repository attesting that the certified company implements and respects appropriate processes to ensure transparency and trust throughout the supply chain: transport, storage, distribution of products regardless of their state (frozen, refrigerated, stable at room temperature, liquid, solid, gaz, etc.) An annual audit carried out by an independent and accredited organization is necessary to be certified.

The sale of a product under the “bio” label guarantees that the ingredients that composes the product come from Organic Farming and that it has been manufactured, processed, stored and distributed in compliance specifications defined by the European Union. This European regulations are a guarantee of transparency and quality (respect of the environment, animal welfare, biodiversity, ect.) and is checked annually by each operator in the production chain by an accredited and independant organization.

The sale of a product under the Halal certification by the HFCE* guarantees that its manufacture meets all requirements for slaughterhouses, to the various food products, ingredients and other derivative products. Halal certification ensures approval of a product by an independant and official islamic organization, and it also allows export to Muslim countries where halal quality is a regulatory requirement. Halal certification is audited annually by a private organization such as the HFCE.

*Halal Food Council of Europe

The sale of a product with the OU* label (Kosher certified) guarantees that its manufacture meets all the requirements of the way of life advocated by Judaism. Kosher certification ensures approval of a product by an independant and official rabbinical agency after verifications that the ingredients, derivatives, tools and machines have no trace of non Kosher substance or usage. The Kosher certification is audited annually by a private organization such as the Orthodox Union.

*Orthodox Union

Products with this label come from or contain ingredients from Rainforest Alliance certified farms or forestry. These farms are managed according to rigorous environmental, social and economic criteria which aim to: conserve wild species, preserve soils and waterways, protect workers, their families and local populations, and improve their livelihoods. Rainsforest Alliance is audited annually by an independent and accredited organization.

Products with Fairtrade label are grown and sold according to the standards from the NGO Fairtrade International. These standards include minimum environmental, social and economic requirements,  to ensure sustainable development of producer’s organizations in developing and emerging countries. All actors in the chain value creation (farmers, producers, plantations and companies) undertake to comply with these requirements and are checked on a regular basis by the independent Flocert organization.

The sale of a product under the label RSPO* certifies that the company that manufactures it is committed to sourcing a palm oil meeting specific criteria of sustainability defined by the international NGO RSPO. The objective is to guarantee the traceability of sustainable palm oil until its final consumption. RSPO certification is audited annually by an independant and accredited organization. Check our progress on  www.rspo.org

*Rountable of Sustainable Palm Oil

The sale of a product under the fair for Life label guarantees that its manufacture has been carried out in compliance with reference standards in terms of fair trade, sustainable agriculture and CSR*. The FFL is based, among other things, on international fair trade definitions, on ILO* conventions and the social criteria of IFOAM*. Actors in the supply chain having chosen to implement these good environmental, social and economic pratices are checked annually by an independant and accredited organization.

*CSR : Corporate Social Responsability
*ILO: International Labour Organization
*IFOAM: International Federation Of Organic Agriculture Movements