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News Update
13 May 2022
Technical Equivalence
GFSI Stakeholders Deliver a Compelling Assessment of the Technical Equivalence Programme
In 2021, GFSI launched a strategic review of its Technical Equivalence process with an extensive stakeholder survey, as well as targeted interviews. This gathered responses from all key stakeholder groups of the Technical Equivalence process: Public Standard Owners currently acknowledged or attracted by the GFSI Technical Equivalence process, GFSI-recognised Certification Programme Owners, Certification Bodies, Food […]
News Update
08 Mar 2022
Consultation
GFSI Opens Stakeholder Consultation for Canadian Grain Commission
Update 5th April 2022: this consultation is now closed. GFSI is opening a new stakeholder consultation for the Canadian Grain Commission Food Safety Identity Preserved Quality Management Standard (CGC FSIP-STAN) 1.1.0 issued on 23 September 2021. The stakeholder consultation is one of the critical steps in the assessment process against the GFSI Technical Equivalence Requirements […]
News Update
28 Oct 2021
Benchmarking
New Stakeholder Consultation: Japan Food Safety Management Association
UPDATE: 22nd November 2021: Please note that this Consultation is now closed. GFSI is opening a new stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1 for the Japan Food Safety Management Association’s JFS-C version 3. JFS-C is one of the certification programmes that achieved GFSI […]
Press Release
26 Oct 2021
Consultation
GFSI Publishes Response to Auditor Training & Professional Development Stakeholder Consultation
PARIS, 26th October 2021 – The Consumer Goods Forum through its Coalition of Action on Food Safety, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), has today published its response to the feedback received as part of the recent stakeholder consultation run on the proposed new GFSI Benchmarking Requirements for Professional Bodies. This is a significant milestone in […]
Podcast
26 Oct 2021
GFSI
A GFSI Update on the Auditor Training & Professional Development Consultation
In this episode, Linda Okpala speaks to GFSI Senior Technical Manager Marie-Claude Quentin. Marie-Claude provides an update on the exciting work on auditor training and professional development and the responses to the recent stakeholder consultation. To learn more about the responses and how the GSFI answered them, please check the press release and summary of […]
Press Release
28 Sep 2021
Consultation
GFSI Opens New Stakeholder Consultation for SQFI
GFSI is opening a new stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. for SQF code edition 9. SQFI has been GFSI-recognised for many years, we’re very pleased that they decided to renew their recognition as GFSI issued version 2020 of the Benchmarking Requirements. We […]
Press Release
28 Sep 2021
Consultation
GFSI is Opening a New Stakeholder Consultation for PrimusGFS
GFSI is delighted to announce the opening of another stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. Azzule Systems submitted their PrimusGFS Standard Version 3.2 for re-assessment as part of their continuous commitment to maint GFSI recognition. [ “Azzule Systems is continuously committed to serving […]
Press Release
14 Sep 2021
Consultation
GFSI Opens New Stakeholder Consultation for The Japan GAP Foundation
GFSI is opening a new stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. for the Japan GAP Foundation’s ASIAGAP certification programme version 2.3. ASIAGAP is one of the certification programmes that achieved GFSI recognition more recently, we’re very pleased to support the Japan GAP Foundation […]
Press Release
14 Sep 2021
Consultation
GFSI Opens New Stakeholder Consultation for The Global Seafood Alliance
GFSI is very pleased to announce the opening of another stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. The Global Seafood Alliance has submitted their Seafood Processing Standard, Version 5.1 in their continuous commitment to maintain GFSI recognition. “The Global Seafood Alliance places great importance […]
Press Release
02 Sep 2021
GFSI
GFSI Opens New Stakeholder Consultation for GLOBALG.A.P.
GFSI is opening a new stakeholder consultation for GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance standards version 5.4-GFS for Fruits & Vegetable, and Aquaculture. The consultation represents one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. This new step complements FoodPLUS GmbH, who owns GLOBALG.A.P., and their previous track record in […]
News Update
13 Jul 2021
Food Safety Technology
Call for Participation – Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG)
UPDATE: 12th August 2021: Please note that this Consultation is now closed. The Global Food Safety initiative (GFSI), a Coalition of Action of The Consumer Goods Forum, is seeking academic experts to join our newly established Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG). Food systems are more and more recurrently and severely challenged by food safety […]
News Update
08 Jul 2021
Consultation
New Stakeholder Consultation Opens: The Global Red Meat Standard
GFSI is delighted to announce the opening of another stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. for The Global Red Meat Standard version 6.1. Indeed the Danish Agriculture & Food Council has maintained GFSI recognition for many years and we are very pleased about their continued commitment […]
News Update
08 Jul 2021
New Stakeholder Consultation Open: Freshcare
UPDATE: 6th August 2021: Please note that this Consultation is now closed. GFSI is opening a new stakeholder consultation on the outcome of a benchmarking assessment against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. Freshcare, who first achieved GFSI recognition in February 2020, carefully prepared edition 4.2 of their food safety and quality standard to maintain recognition as […]
News Update
08 Jul 2021
New Stakeholder Consultation Open: IFS
GFSI is very pleased to announce the opening of another stakeholder consultation, one of the final stages in the benchmarking process against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020.1. The International Featured Standards submitted 4 of their standards for re-benchmarking: IFS Food v.7, IFS Logistics v. 2.2, IFS Broker v. 3 and IFS PACsecure v.1.1. IFS has […]
Press Release
03 Jun 2021
Consultation
GFSI Launches New Stakeholder Consultation on Primary Scopes and Service Provision Scope of the Benchmarking Requirements
CLOSED- 19th July 2021 PARIS, 3rd June 2021 — The Global Food Safety Imitative (GFSI; the Coalition), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, is opening a new stakeholder consultation to collect feedback on a set of proposed changes to the primary scopes of recognition of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements and a […]
News Update
21 May 2021
Consultation
GFSI Hosts Webinar on Securing the Future of Food Safety Auditors – a Review of Race to the Top Feature 1
GFSI recently held a webinar on securing the future of food safety auditors; a review of Race to the Top Feature 1. GFSI Senior Technical Manager Marie-Claude Quentin began the session by introducing the two panelists: Jon Poole, Chief Executive of IFST, and Andrew Clarke, Senior Director of QA at Loblaw Companies Ltd. Marie-Claude first […]