Our certifications
At CSM Ingredients, food safety is an absolute priority and an important part of our daily concerns. Ensuring food safety is a priority throughout our supply chain, from raw materials to our production sites, our warehouses, all our logistics flows and all the products we produce and sell.
Annual audits, which may be unannounced, are carried out by accredited certification bodies and some of our customers to check that the processes put in place to ensure food safety and the quality of our products are error-free.
In addition, we monitor the quality performance of all our raw material and packaging suppliers to ensure the safety of our deliveries, in accordance with our quality standards. Finally, we also check the renewal of food safety certificates for all our suppliers and service providers.
In order to provide product ranges that meet the expectations of our customers, we have a special product range that is both Kosher or Halal-certified.
Sustainability is also central and our palm oil supply is certified sustainable and separated.
Finally, we are a member of SEDEX, as part of a continuous improvement approach that drives our Supply Chain teams. Our membership aims to strengthen our ethical practices at every link of our supply chain.
We have been IFS (International Featured Standard) Food-certified for a number of years and we are constantly improving our processes and the quality of our products. This is made possible thanks to a continuous improvement approach that is rooted in our corporate culture.
Our goal is to guarantee food safety and flawless quality at all times for our products, our employees, our environment and our planet. We continuously adapt to standards and legal provisions and to the requirements of our customers. The IFS standard, with its assessment of all our processes, including traceability, is audited throughout the year and all our teams are proud to renew this certification every year during audit week.
BRCGS Food certification (Brand Reputation through Compliance of Global Standards), better known as BRC, is a British standard that ensures food safety and product quality through a holistic approach.
This certification is in addition to our IFS certification and allows us to go even further in monitoring the quality of our products and controlling our processes. All our initiatives are designed to take into account the constant evolution of food safety requirements, enabling us to guarantee the impeccable quality and consistency of our products.
To meet the requirements of our customers, some of our product ranges are Halal-certified. Our production and traceability processes are rigorously implemented and continuously monitored to ensure Halal certification for a range of specific products. This certification is subject to an annual audit.
CSM Ingredients continuously works to reduce its impact on the environment and improve the sustainability of its supplies.
That is why we have decided to only use separated sustainable palm oil with the RSPO SG certificate - the highest level of sustainability - (or mass balance certificate) in all our products.
In this way, CSM Ingredients contributes to the sustainable management of resources in producing countries.
We are a member of SEDEX, a global platform for sharing information on ethical management of the entire supply chain.
As such, we benefit from information and guidance to support the continuous, ethical and sustainable improvement of our Supply Chain operations, from the sourcing of our raw materials to the production, storage and transportation of our products. This encourages our teams to continuously improve our activities and thus reduce CSM’s impact on the environment.
