IFS PACsecure Quality and Safety of Packaging Materials
What you'll learn
- Awareness about IFS PACsecure standard for quality and safety of packaging materials
- GFSI approved packaging materials standart
Requirements
- Having quality awareness will be helpful to understand
- Sector experience help to understand more easily
Description
IFS PAC secure 1.1 is a Standard for auditing food and non-food packaging material manufacturers and converters and only concerns packaging processing and / or converting companies.
This standard was published on 2012 by IFS Management GmbH together with The Packaging Association of Canada (currently Packaging Consortium) as packaging standard for primary and secondary packaging to the industry.
In IFS PACsecure version 1.1, all activities of the company are related to product scopes as follows: 1. Flexible packaging 2. Rigid plastic 3. Paper 4. Metal 5. Glass 6. Other natural materials means wood, clay, cork, jute, textiles, banana leaves, etc
This standard has been updated and published as version 2 by IFS on July 2021. For updating training please send us your requests.
The aims of IFS PACsecure are:
to provide food safety for packaging
to establish a common Standard with a uniform evaluation system
to work with accredited certification bodies and qualified IFS approved auditors
to ensure comparability and transparency throughout the entire supply chain
to reduce costs and time for both manufacturers and retailers.
Compliance with GFSI requirements
Benefits
The risk based approach of IFS certification offers flexibility regarding the implementation of the requirements. IFS certification is non-prescriptive and offers a number of key benefits to companies striving for excellence in quality, safety and customer satisfaction, and seeking a competitive advantage in their market place.
Production department benefits
Improved understanding between management and staff relating to good practices, standards and procedures
Monitoring of compliance with regulations
More effective use of resources
Decreased need for customer audits
Independent third party audits
Higher flexibility through individual implementation due to a risk based approach
Requirements of the standard will explained in summary, please read the latest version of the standard for preparing audit and certification process.
Who this course is for:
- Quality manager of packaging manufacturers
- Owner of packaging companies
- Converters on packaging sector
- Who willings to get training for IFS PACsecure packaging standard
- Who willings to get training for GFSI standard scheme about food packaging
Instructor
Fatma İnceoğlu is a dedicated expert ensuring global food production and sales meet the highest health and safety standards. A 1997 METU Food Engineering graduate, she has audited over 300 companies and trained more than 2,200 individuals on-site. Her diverse experience spans production, quality, auditing, project management, foreign trade, marketing, and factory feasibility across the food, packaging, cosmetic, ingredient, and home & laundry sectors.
Since 2009, Fatma has led FDE R&D Food Engineering Service, her own company serving the Food, Packaging, Cosmetics, and Certification sectors. As a consultant, she has guided numerous food, cosmetic, and packaging companies on projects. She has also served as a Lead Auditor for International Certification Firms, specializing in ISO 9001 Quality, GMP (Cosmetics, Medicine, Food, Packaging), HACCP, BRC, IFS, and FSSC ISO 22716 standards. She continues her extensive auditing career across these critical sectors. Her insights are also available through published articles, including her latest e-book on the company's website, and through 18 Udemy courses launched since 2016. She actively conducts live, onsite, and international audits and trainings.
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