IFS Wholesale and Cash & Carry 3, the new Guidelines

IFS has published the IFS Wholesale and Cash & Carry Audit Guidelines , designed to deepen the understanding of the standard’s requirements, their intentions and their practical implementation.

The IFS Wholesale and Cash & Carry standard is intended to evaluate the safety and quality of products and processes of wholesalers, cash & carry companies and packaging companies.

What's inside?

The guide offers practical explanations, practical examples and valuable references to help effectively interpret and apply IFS requirements.

For each chapter of the IFS Wholesale and Cash & Carry 3 standard, you will find:

• Applicable European legislation
• References to legislation in other parts of the world
• Other useful documents

Additionally for each requirement of Part 2 of the IFS Wholesale and Cash & Carry Standard 3 ( Audit Checklist ), it includes:

• Examples of good practices
• Typical questions for an auditor
• The elements that auditors should check
• Examples of non-compliance , Major and KO

The guideline is explanatory and supportive, not normative .