GFSI Recognised Schemes - Scopes of Recognition

Each scheme submitted to GFSI is requested to clarify the scopes which are being submitted for benchmarking.

In order to be recognised by GFSI, a scheme must successfully go through the GFSI benchmarking process. This applies to all schemes, including those having gone through another benchmarking process. There is therefore no automatic GFSI recognition.

The schemes that have currently been submitted to GFSI and are undergoing the GFSI Benchmarking Process have applied for the scopes of recognition as follows:

Green	Scope of Recognition Covered in Application
	Scope Extension Covered in Application
	Scope excluded from current application until 10 certificates are provided to GFSI as per GFSI Guidance Document Part II 1.2.3. Will be re-submited as a scope extension at a later date.

			CHINA HACCP
AI Farming of Animals
AII Farming of Fish
BI Farming of Plants
BII Farming of Grains and Pulses
C Animal Conversion
D Pre Processing Handling of Plant Products
EI Processing of Animal Perishable Products
EII Processing of Plant Perishable Products
EIII Processing of Animal and Plant Perishable Products (Mixed Products)
EIV Processing of Ambient Stable Products
F Production of Feed
L Production of (Bio) Chemicals
M Production of Food Packaging

Does the scheme meet the following criteria?
Is the scheme publicly available and certifiable, without restriction by membership or other limitation, to certification bodies?
Do the certification bodies operating a certification system have accreditation to the scope of the relevant scheme?
Is the accreditation body providing accreditation to the certification bodies a member of the International Accreditation Forum and is the accreditation body in question also signed up to the Multi Lateral Arrangement of ISO/IEC 65?
Has the scheme been developed in compliance with ISO Guide 65 or ISO 17021?
Have you completed the clause-by-clause comparison of your scheme with the Guidance Document in the GFSI Benchmarking Application?
If there are any anomalies with the Guidance Document, can you provide argumentation to justify compliance?
Can you provide the written support from at least three user organisations representing the retail / food service or producing / manufacturing sectors that use who or are going to use the scheme?
Please also refer to GFSI Guidance Document Sixth Edition Part II Clause 1.2.1 for additional requirements. If you can reply positively to ALL of the above questions, and you meet the requirements in Clause 1.2.1, you can then proceed to the submission of your scheme to GFSI.