Course sheet · 2027 catalogueFood safety
IFS Food v8
Two days to prepare for the IFS Food version 8 audit with the people who will go through it: management, quality, production, purchasing and export. The six chapters of the standard, the KO requirements, food safety culture and the scoring system are worked on your products, lines and records, through to the action plan before the audit.
Duration2 days
Request a quoteObjectives
- Present the structure of IFS Food version 8 and the content of its six chapters
- Identify the KO requirements and the situations that lead to a major nonconformity
- Explain the scoring system and what separates a higher level certificate from a foundation level certificate
- Assess your site’s food safety culture and food defence against the standard
- Build your site’s action plan ahead of the audit, including preparing teams for an unannounced audit
Programme
Day 1 — morning
- Why retailers require IFS Food: GFSI recognition, expectations of European buyers
- How certification works: scope, duration, certification body, announced or unannounced audit
- Chapter 1: governance, management commitment, food safety culture
- Chapter 2: food safety and quality management system, HACCP plan
Day 1 — afternoon
- Chapter 3: resource management, personnel, hygiene, training, facilities
- Chapter 4: operational processes, specifications, purchasing, allergen control, foreign bodies, traceability
- The KO requirements, one by one, illustrated with factory situations
- Exercise: checking upstream and downstream traceability of a batch from your site
Day 2 — morning
- Chapter 5: measurements, analyses, internal audits, inspections, complaints, recalls
- Chapter 6: food defence plan and vulnerability assessment
- Scoring system: A, B, C, D, major nonconformity, KO, and score calculation
- What the auditor asks most often in the field
Day 2 — afternoon (workshop)
- Workshop: your site’s gaps against the requirements, chapter by chapter
- Action plan priorities: KO, potential majors, the most frequently scored requirements
- Preparing teams for an unannounced audit: roles, documents ready, workshop walk
- Knowledge test and feedback
Teaching methods
- Commented reading of the standard, chapter by chapter
- Practical cases on your real products, lines and records
- Timed traceability exercise on a batch from your site
- Trainers who work as third-party food safety auditors
- Mid-course quiz and final test
Assessment and documents
Mid-course quiz and knowledge test at the end of the session, reaction survey at D+1. Numbered training certificate, verifiable online, to attach to the training file requested at audit; training report and the workshop action plan handed to the company.
Bilingual materials for every participant; each classroom course comes with its digital twin on OmniLearn.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between IFS Food and BRCGS Food Safety?
Both standards are recognised by GFSI and cover the same broad subjects. Their structure, scoring system and fundamental requirements differ. The choice depends first on your customers: many retailers in continental Europe ask for IFS Food, other buyers ask for BRCGS.
Who should attend the course?
Management, the quality team, production managers, purchasing and the export department. Management commitment and food safety culture are assessed at audit: management’s presence on the first day is useful.
Does the course prepare for the unannounced audit?
Yes. The second-day workshop plans the site’s organisation for an unannounced audit: who receives the auditor, which documents must be ready, how the workshop walk goes.
Can we attend before being certified?
Yes. It suits a site preparing its first certification as well as a certified site that wants to improve its score. The workshop adapts to your starting point.
Practical information
- Duration
- 2 days
- Group size
- Groups of 6 to 12 participants, in-company
- Format
- In-company, face to face on your site
- Language
- French, Darija or English; bilingual materials
- Funding
- OFPPT special training contracts (TFP), GIAC, Maroc PME: we prepare the applications with you, at no extra cost.
- Programme customisation
- Programme adapted to your procedures, your equipment and your audience
Organise this course
Price and dates on quote, depending on your headcount, your site and your preferred period.
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Our consultants can also support the project on your site. IFS Food Certification Consultant in Morocco and Africa
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Book a call with a consultant or request an in-company session: we adapt the programme to your procedures and your audience.