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

Losing a food safety certificate is rarely just a compliance matter. The consequences reach further than most companies anticipate.
Losing a food safety certificate is rarely just a compliance matter. The consequences reach further than most companies anticipate.

Suspension or withdrawal of certification affects more than audit status. It can trigger immediate consequences...

A second-party audit and a third-party certification answer two different questions. Treating them as interchangeable can leave a real gap unaddressed.
A second-party audit and a third-party certification answer two different questions. Treating them as interchangeable can leave a real gap unaddressed.

Neither replaces the other. The risk lies in assuming they do, and in not being...

A certification audit happens once a year. Risk does not follow the same schedule.
A certification audit happens once a year. Risk does not follow the same schedule.

Certification audits provide a structured snapshot of system performance at a defined point in time....

One certification program, several facilities. Are they actually being assessed as a connected system, or as separate audits that happen to share a logo?
One certification program, several facilities. Are they actually being assessed as a connected system, or as separate audits that happen to share a logo?

Multi-site certification programs are designed to bring consistency across an organisation’s facilities under a single...

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 different auditor every year keeps assessments fresh. It can also mean starting from zero each time.
A different auditor every year keeps assessments fresh. It can also mean starting from zero each time.

Auditor rotation exists for a good reason, it protects independence and reduces the risk of...

A minor non-conformity rarely stays minor on its own. The question is whether anyone is reading it as a warning before it becomes something bigger.
A minor non-conformity rarely stays minor on its own. The question is whether anyone is reading it as a warning before it becomes something bigger.

Audit findings are graded for a reason, minor, major, critical, but that grading describes severity...

Traceability works well in routine conditions. The real test comes when something goes wrong.
Traceability works well in routine conditions. The real test comes when something goes wrong.

Traceability systems are a core requirement under IFS Food, BRCGS, and EU food law. Most...

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

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...

A dairy audit and a frozen seafood audit are not the same audit. Why do so many checklists treat them like they are?
A dairy audit and a frozen seafood audit are not the same audit. Why do so many checklists treat them like they are?

Standards provide a common framework, but risk does not distribute evenly across product categories. Cold...

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...

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