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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)The HACCP system was developed by Pillsbury to ensure the safety of food products for NASA. It was designed to help identify and prevent microbial and other hazards from contaminating foods during production. Under a HACCP program, all controls must be documented and be verifiable at all times. The HACCP system is recognized worldwide by the scientific community as the most effective tool available to processors to ensure the production of safe foods. |
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ISO 22000:2005ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies which includes technical committees that develop standards. ISO 22000 was developed by a committee specialized in food products. |
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International Food Standard (IFS)The International Food Standard certification has been defined in 2003 by representatives of retail food products in Europe. IFS serves the examination and the certification of systems to ensure food safety and quality of food production. At the international level, the IFS standard was developed specifically for industries that supply food products to own brand distributors (private label). The IFS is based on the ISO 9001:2000 quality management standard, plus the principles of good manufacturing practice and HACCP principles. The requirements have been defined by HDE (Deutscher Einzelhandelsverband, fédération du commerce de détail allemande) and French FCD (Fédération des Entreprises du Commerce et de la Distribution). Les Industries Bernard & Fils Ltd. has been IFS certified on December 17, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.ifs-certification.com |
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MK Vaad Ha’irThe Jewish Community Council of Montreal inspects our facilities annually and renews our certification on or about July 31 of each year. The Jewish Community Council of Montreal was established in 1922 and is responsible for certifying foods as Kosher, allowing them to bear the MK certification mark. The Council headquarters are located at 6825 Decarie Blvd. in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. For more information on the Jewish Community Council, please visit their Web site at www.mk.ca. |
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Ecocert CanadaThe goal of Ecocert Canada is to offer organic producers, processors and distributors an independent and private certification service. GarantieBio and Ecocert are trademarks for the Ecocert Canada organic certification program. Ecocert is accredited by the Council of Reserved Designations and Added-Value (CARTV) according to ISO Guide 65. Also, Ecocert has obtained accreditation from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to perform the certification of organic food products according to the standards of Canada (SOC). For more information, visit www.ecocertcanada.com. |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)All food processing facilities in Canada exporting maple products must be registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to be provided with a license number showing they respond to the Maple Products Regulations. Bernard & Sons received from the Agency the license number 3099 as an exporting processing facility. For more information on the Agency, visit www.inspection.gc.ca. |
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American Institute of Baking (AIB)The Manhattan, Kansas-based AIB was founded in 1919 as a technology centre to assist bakers and food processors. Since then, AIB has expanded its many services to include Food Safety Audits. In recognition of its reputation within the food industry and of the quality of its professionally trained staff, we regularly call on the AIB to audit our facility and procedures. In our last two audits, Bernard & Sons received a Superior rating from the AIB. The most recent audit was completed on November 22, 2004. Find out more about the AIB and its many services at www.aibonline.org |
