GFSI
How the Latest GFSI Local Group Plans to Promote Food Safety in Australia and New Zealand
In February 2019, GFSI welcomed its newest body of regional advocates: the Australia-New Zealand Local Group. Comprised of industry experts from across this important export region, the Australia-New Zealand Local Group joins its counterparts in Japan, China, Europe, US-Canada, Mexico and South Latin America in furthering GFSI’s path towards a regionalised approach to global […]
GFSI
Australia and New Zealand Create a GFSI Local Group to Elevate Food Safety and Consumer Trust
PARIS, 1st February 2019 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is pleased to announce the formation of a Local Group in Australia and New Zealand as part of its regional outreach model. The new group, GFSI AusNZ, is the seventh GFSI Local Group, joining existing groups in Japan, China, Europe, US-Canada, Mexico and South Latam. […]
GFSI Conference
Third-Party Certification and the Public Sector: A Multifaceted Perspective from the Chair of CCFICS
Fran Freeman is what you might call a multitasker: she both chairs the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) and leads the Exports Division of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. This dual role gives her a multifaceted perspective on the role of the public sector […]
Public-private Partnership
GFSI’s Voice at Codex: An Insider’s Guide to the GFSI-CCFICS Partnership
Last week, GFSI celebrated the first World Food Safety Day in conjunction with Codex Alimentarius. As collaboration between the two organisations continues to grow, GFSI is becoming quite fluent in Codex lingo. One acronym you will hear especially frequently is CCFICS: the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection. Like GFSI, this Codex […]
Benchmarking
Freshcare Supply Chain Edition 2 Gains Recognition against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements v2020
Paris and Sydney, 17th January 2023 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, and Freshcare are pleased to announce that Freshcare Supply Chain Edition 2 has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements v2020. The recognition encompasses the following GFSI scopes: BIII Pre-process Handling of […]
GFSI
Discover a Whole New World of Innovation and Technology at GFSI 2018’s Tech Talks
After their first appearance at GFSI 2017 in Houston, Tech Talks are back by popular demand at GFSI’s Global Food Safety Conference 2018 in Tokyo. These short sessions provide a break from proceedings in the main auditorium and offer a more relaxed and informal setting for discussion of hot topics in food safety. As […]
Consultation
New Public Consultation Open: Freshcare Food Safety & Quality Standard – Edition 4.1
GFSI is opening a new public consultation as part of the benchmarking assessment of the Freshcare Food Safety & Quality Standard – Edition 4.1 (FSQ4.1) 1 July 2019; we are inviting you to review our assessment of this programme and share your comments and questions with us. Freshcare, Australia’s largest and most widely-adopted […]
Benchmarking
Freshcare Food Safety & Quality Standard – Edition 4.1 Achieves GFSI Recognition
We are very pleased to announce that the Freshcare Food Safety & Quality Standard – Edition 4.1 is now a GFSI-recognised certification programme after a successful assessment against version 7.2 of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements. We would like to congratulate Freshcare on achieving GFSI recognition for the first time. Freshcare, Australia’s largest and most […]
Benchmarking
Safe Quality Food Institute Gains GFSI Recognition
PARIS and ARLINGTON, USA, 9th December 2021 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, and Safe Quality Food Institute, a division of FMI the Food Industry Association, are pleased to announce that SQF Edition 9 has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI’s Benchmarking Requirements Version 2020. […]
Consultation
Introducing a New Pathway for Food Safety Auditors
Today, there is an increasing risk of a shortage of auditors, due to a combination of increase in auditing demand, and more auditors retiring than newcomers joining the profession. Many in the industry have been sounding the alarm for some time now about the growing challenges surrounding this profession – a profession which is at […]
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GFSI
What is Food Safety Culture?
In February 2020, Version 2020 of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements was announced at the GFSI Conference in Seattle. Version 2020 includes a new element: food safety culture. GFSI Japan’s Communications Working Group spoke to Ayako Okada of BSI (British Standards Institution) Group Japan K.K., who is familiar with trends in international certification. Ayako Okada: […]
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