To further this goal, IFS supports young developing country scientists who have the potential for becoming the future research leaders and lead scientists in their nations. The criteria for eligibility for IFS support stipulate that the scientist must be young and at the beginning of his or her research career and from a developing country, where the research must take place To qualify for IFS funding, research projects must be

• related to the sustainable utilization, conservation or management of the biological

or water resource base

• conducted in a developing country

• of a high scientific standard

• feasible

• relevant for the country/region

FSSC 22000 certification is conducted against requirements laid out in the international standard ISO 22000:2005 and the BSI specification PAS 220:2008. It is also noted that FSSC Protocol fully covers the requirements laid out in the Global Food Safety Initiative (G.F.S.I.).

Certification to a Global Standard, which is achieved through audit by a third party Certification Bodies, reassures retailers and branded manufacturers of the capability and competence of the supplier, and reduces the need for retailers and manufacturers to carry out their own audits, thereby reducing the administrative burden on both the supplier and the customer.

Certification to a BRC Standard demonstrates that products are manufactured and handled to a specified Standard to help ensure their safety and quality. The requirement for supplies to be certificated to the BRC scheme is not mandatory or a legal requirement but will be a customer requirement, so manufacturers should check with their customers whether they specify the requirement for certification to the BRC Standards as a condition of supply.

Such preventive control systems with documentation and verification are widely recognized by scientific authorities and international organizations as the most effective approach available for producing safe food. HACCP / ISO 22000 enables the producers, processors, distributors, exporters, etc, of food products to utilize technical resources efficiently and in a cost effective manner in assuring food safety.

The ISO 22000:2005 standard outlines Food Safety Management System Requirements for any organization in the food chain, and is one of a family of standards focused at the development, implementation and improvement of a food safety management system.