ABOUT SBCERT

CERTIFICATIONS AND INSPECTIONS

ESG Production and Supply

Audit and Supplier Management

GFSI Certifications

Primary Production

Industry and Logistics

Retail and Food Service

Custom Protocols

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.

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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

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CGCRE

We are accredited as a Product Certification Body by CGCRE (General Coordination of Accreditation) of Inmetro, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065, for the following schemes:

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Certification – Fruits and Vegetables; Combinable Crops and IFA – Plants

GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody – CoC

RTRS – Responsible Soy Production

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kAq7Lr

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INN

We are accredited as a Product Certification Body by INN (National Institute of Standardization) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065, for:
Meat Certification according with Chilean Chilean Law 19.162

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4j0MU1i

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ANSI (ANAB)

We are accredited as a Product Certification Body by ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065, for the following schemes:

BRCGS Food

BRCGS Packaging Materials

BRCGS Storage & Distribution

IFS Food

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bD1mdA

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MAPA

Sbcert is accredited by MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock) for SISBOV (Brazilian System of Individual Identification of Cattle and Buffaloes).

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3FEAdep

 

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ABCAR

Sbcert is accredited by ABCAR (Brazilian Association of Certification, Auditing, and Traceability Companies) for:

IDBOV Protocol – Bovine Identification Assurance

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iExrUV

 

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Timeline

Scroll down the webpage and check out some of the main milestones in our history.

2002
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2002

The Beginning

Foundation of SBC – Serviço Brasileiro de Certificações by Luiz Henrique Witzler (“Alemão”) and Dr. Cristina Lombardi, to provide official traceability services for the Brazilian government, based on a specific program of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA, SISBOV, established due to European Union requirements.
2013
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2013

Leadership in Brazilian Livestock Farming

Official Brazilian authorities recognized Sbcert’s leadership in the Brazilian market within the SISBOV protocol.
2009
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2009

First changes

Retirement of founder Dr. Cristina, and Sergio Ribas taking over the board alongside founder Luiz Henrique Witzler.

2017
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2017

New generation

Entry of Thiago Witzler and Matheus Witzler, forming the new board, investing in technology and other accreditations to continually increase the range of services offered.
2019
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2019

New Accreditations

Sbcert accredited by Cgcre of INMETRO – National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology, as OCP – Product Certification Body, in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17065 standard (Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes and Services) for the GLOBALG.A.P. IFA certification, a certification recognized by the GFSI, reaching the Fruits and Vegetables market and being one of the only Brazilian companies to obtain formal accreditation and recognition from GLOBALG.A.P.



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.
2021
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2021

International Performance

Accreditation by INN – Instituto Nacional de Normalizacion, Chilean accreditation body as OCP for meat certification for the Chilean market through Ley de Carnes 19.162.

First audits GLOBALG.A.P. IFA on rural properties in Chilean territory.

Working with 2nd party audits and supplier management.

2022
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2022

International Protocols

Sbcert obtained accreditation to work with IFS Global Markets for food and packaging.

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.

2023
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2023

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.

2023
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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

Future
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Constant commitment to improvement and development.