Our Story
About Sbcert
Introduction
Our purpose
Timeline
Transparent processes produce responsible food.
Sbcert is a certification body that has been operating for over 20 years with a commitment to monitoring each certification step from primary production, to industry and retail, ensuring that these sectors are audited in accordance with the largest global food safety protocols.
With operations in 4 countries, over 1,400 clients served and 2,300 audits per year.
Our purpose
Bringing together companies and consumers through transparency of their processes, certifying and ensuring a quality product on the consumer’s table
Ensuring transparency in processes means ensuring that food is produced safely and responsibly.
It is with clear moves that right choices happen.
Our values
TRANSPARENCY
SUSTAINABILITY
INNOVATION
SECURITY
ORIGIN
PEOPLE
Accreditations and Licenses
GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Certification – Fruits and Vegetables and Combined Crops, GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody, and RTRS Standard for Responsible Soy Production by CGCRE (Coordenação Geral de Acreditação do Inmetro),
Meat Certification according to Ley Chilena 19.162 by INN (Instituto Nacional de Normalización),
SISBOV (Brazilian System for the Individual Identification of Bovines and Buffaloes) by MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply),
IDBOV Protocol (Bovine Identification Guarantee) by ABCAR (Brazilian Association of Audit and Traceability Certification Companies),
IFS Global Markets Food and IFS Global Markets PACsecure by IFS (International Featured Standards).
Timeline
Scroll down the webpage and check out some of the main milestones in our history.
The Beginning
Leadership in Brazilian Livestock Farming
First changes
Retirement of founder Dr. Cristina, and Sergio Ribas taking over the board alongside founder Luiz Henrique Witzler.
New generation
New Accreditations
We became members of the European Animal Welfare group, Welfare Quality Network, being the only private company to be part of this research and development group in animal welfare and animal production.
International Performance
First audits GLOBALG.A.P. IFA on rural properties in Chilean territory.
Working with 2nd party audits and supplier management.
International Protocols
We extended our scope of action to the Round Table for Responsible Soy – RTRS protocol, once again being one of the only Brazilian certifiers to obtain this accreditation.
Launch of the Animal Welfare Protocol, aimed at rural properties and slaughterhouse industries.
Clear Moves, Right Choices
Sbcert arrived at a time of change and transformation, with an updated visual identity – SBC is now Sbcert.
Launch of the supplier management platform, Sbcert System. All supplier compliance solutions in one place.
New Partnerships
We became members of the GLOBALG.A.P. community to strengthen links between producers and suppliers, increasing GLOBALG.A.P. certification.
We are part of this global community of the International Fresh Produce Association.
Launch of the PRIMI Protocol, a solution for the traceability of Brazilian leather.
We have received approval from IFS and BRCGS to begin our audits for the following certifications:
✅IFS Food Standard
✅IFS Global Markets Food
✅IFS Global Markets PACsecure
✅BRCGS START!
✅BRCGS Food
✅BRCGS Storage and Distribution
✅BRCGS Packaging Materials