src/referentiels/IFS.json

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "IFS",
    "version": "Version 7.1",
    "description": "International Featured Standards for Food",
    "last_updated": "2025-07-28",
    "source": "Official IFS Requirements"
  },
  "categories": {
    "General_Requirements": {
      "weight": 0.20,
      "description": "General requirements for auditor qualification",
      "subcategories": {
        "Education": {
          "weight": 0.4,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-EDU-001",
              "text": "A food-related or bioscience degree (minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent) or a successfully completed food-related professional higher education.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "Bac +3 en domaine alimentaire ou bioscience",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.1"]
            }
          ]
        },
        "Work_Experience": {
          "weight": 0.6,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-EXP-001",
              "text": "A minimum of 3 years full-time professional experience in the food industry, including quality assurance, food safety, R&D, or food safety inspection/enforcement.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "3 ans d'expérience professionnelle à plein temps",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.1"]
            },
            {
              "id": "IFS-EXP-002",
              "text": "Consultancy experience may be recognized for up to 1 year, provided it is documented.",
              "critical": false,
              "minimum_acceptable": "Expérience de conseil reconnue jusqu'à 1 an",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.1"]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "Qualifications": {
      "weight": 0.35,
      "description": "Professional qualifications and certifications",
      "subcategories": {
        "Lead_Auditor": {
          "weight": 0.6,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-CERT-001",
              "text": "Completed a recognized Lead Auditor course (e.g., IFS, IRCA) with a duration of at least 40 hours.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "Formation Lead Auditor reconnue 40h min",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.2"],
              "examples": [
                "IFS Lead Auditor course",
                "IRCA registered courses"
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "IFS-CERT-002",
              "text": "Completed a Food Hygiene and HACCP course with a duration of at least 2 days/16 hours.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "Formation Hygiène Alimentaire et HACCP 16h",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.2"]
            }
          ]
        },
        "Audit_Experience": {
          "weight": 0.4,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-AUD-001",
              "text": "Performed a minimum of 7 food safety audits (GFSI recognized food safety certification audits and/or second party audits) in the past 5 years.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "7 audits de sécurité alimentaire dans les 5 dernières années",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.2"]
            },
            {
              "id": "IFS-AUD-002",
              "text": "For candidates with no audit experience, participation in 7 audits is required, including 2 shadowing audits and 5 supervised audits.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "7 audits avec 2 en observation et 5 supervisés",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.2"]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "Advanced_Requirements": {
      "weight": 0.45,
      "description": "Advanced requirements for specialized auditing",
      "subcategories": {
        "Product_Scope": {
          "weight": 0.4,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-ADV-001",
              "text": "One year of professional experience in the food industry in relation to food processing activities for each applied product scope.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "1 an d'expérience par domaine de produits",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.3"]
            },
            {
              "id": "IFS-ADV-002",
              "text": "At least 5 audits per scope, including GFSI recognized or second party audits.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "5 audits par domaine de produits",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.3"]
            }
          ]
        },
        "Technology_Scope": {
          "weight": 0.4,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-ADV-003",
              "text": "One year of professional experience in the food industry for each applied technology scope.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "1 an d'expérience par technologie",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.3"]
            },
            {
              "id": "IFS-ADV-004",
              "text": "At least 5 audits per scope, including GFSI recognized or second party audits.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "5 audits par technologie",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.3"]
            }
          ]
        },
        "Language": {
          "weight": 0.2,
          "requirements": [
            {
              "id": "IFS-ADV-005",
              "text": "Proof of fluency in audit language via CEFR B2 certificate, 2 years work experience, or 10 audits conducted in that language.",
              "critical": true,
              "minimum_acceptable": "Maîtrise B2 de la langue d'audit",
              "references": ["IFS Section 3.1.3"]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}