Your Partner in Trusted Food Safety Certification

Certima B.V. is a globally recognized, independent, RvA accredited certification body for leading GFSI schemes. For nearly two decades, we have been dedicated to help businesses in food industry to achieve compliance with global food safety standard requirements through impartial audits focused on continuous improvement. Our commitment to integrity helps your organization meet and maintain the highest standards, reduce risks, and unlock growth opportunities.

Our mission is to make the certification process clear, fair, and valuable not just a checkbox. Whether you need IFS or BRCGS certification, standard trainings  or support for your supplier compliance, we’re  your reliable partner.

Why our clients trust us

We are highly rated by BRCGS, IFS, and the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA).

We have predictable audit planning and guaranteed auditor availability.

Personal support and short lines of communication are key to our service.

Our auditors understand and know your business.

We focus on quality, not just ticking boxes.

We have transparent, efficient and prompt auditing and certification process.

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Globally recognized IFS & BRCGS certification audits

Our independent audits ensure your certification is reliable, respected, and continuously meets IFS & BRCGS expectations.

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Professional Trainings for Food Safety Standards

We deliver expert-led training to help your team understand and apply global standards. Practical, focused, and designed for daily operations.

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Supplier Audits with Local Insight and Global Alignment

We conduct supplier assessments across Europe and emerging markets to help you reduce risks, ensure compliance, and improve trust.

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Insights and updates

A GFSI certificate is a strong foundation for supplier quality. But when your product has unique specifications, is it enough?
A GFSI certificate is a strong foundation for supplier quality. But when your product has unique specifications, is it enough?

Certification provides a robust, standardized framework for food safety. However, for buyers—retailers and manufacturers—who require...

IFS has updated the doctrines for IFS Food, IFS Broker, and IFS Logistics. Here is what that means for companies working under these standards.
IFS has updated the doctrines for IFS Food, IFS Broker, and IFS Logistics. Here is what that means for companies working under these standards.

Doctrines serve as authoritative interpretations of how specific requirements should be understood and applied. They...

A routine supplier audit identified something that had not been flagged in two consecutive certification audits. Here is what that situation showed.

Supplier audits and certification audits serve different purposes. A certification audit assesses a supplier’s system...

Most companies have a food fraud vulnerability assessment. Fewer have one that reflects how their supply chain actually operates.
Most companies have a food fraud vulnerability assessment. Fewer have one that reflects how their supply chain actually operates.

Food fraud vulnerability assessment is a requirement under both IFS Food and BRCGS. It is...

IFS or BRCGS. Both are internationally recognised. So why does the standard you choose matter?
IFS or BRCGS. Both are internationally recognised. So why does the standard you choose matter?

IFS Food and BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 are both widely accepted by retailers and...

Your supplier holds a valid certificate. Is that the same as knowing your supply chain is under control?
Your supplier holds a valid certificate. Is that the same as knowing your supply chain is under control?

A certification audit confirms that a supplier’s food safety management system meets defined requirements at...

Before you trust a certification body with your supply chain oversight, who is auditing them?
Before you trust a certification body with your supply chain oversight, who is auditing them?

Retailers and manufacturers place significant trust in certification bodies to assess their supply chain honestly...

You certify two hundred suppliers. How many of those audits are actually telling you the same thing?
You certify two hundred suppliers. How many of those audits are actually telling you the same thing?

As a supplier portfolio grows, so does the variation behind it. Different auditors, different regions,...

While a certificate confirms compliance on the day of the audit, it offers an opportunity to look beyond the immediate outcome and identify where potential risks may be building.
While a certificate confirms compliance on the day of the audit, it offers an opportunity to look beyond the immediate outcome and identify where potential risks may be building.

Certification is, by design, a point in time assessment. It answers whether requirements were met...

How often do interpretation differences influence the outcome of a food safety audit?
How often do interpretation differences influence the outcome of a food safety audit?

Have you been in a situation whereby a consultant and an auditor can review the...

When Recall Communication Comes Too Late
When Recall Communication Comes Too Late

A well-run recall is not defined by how quickly the issue is found but by...

Migration Risks in Biodegradable Packaging
Migration Risks in Biodegradable Packaging

Sustainable doesn’t always mean safe. Recent studies reveal how compostable materials can create unexpected migration...

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