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Press Release
04 May 2021
Benchmarking
CanadaGAP Obtains Recognition Against Version 2020.1 of GFSI Benchmarking Requirements
PARIS, 4th May 2021 — CanadaGAP®, an internationally recognised food safety programme for fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers, and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, today announced that CanadaGAP has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI’s Version 2020.1 Benchmarking Requirements. The recognition encompasses three CanadaGAP certification options: […]
Press Release
23 Mar 2016
GFSI Recognises CanadaGAP Scope Extension
PARIS, 23 March 2016 – The Global Food Safety Initiative Board of Directors is pleased to announce the successful benchmarking of a new scope extension. The CanadaGAP scheme, Option D “Repacking and Wholesaling” has been recognised for its equivalence with the GFSI Guidance Document scope D – Pre-Processing and Handling of Plant Products. This recognition comes upon completion of the […]
News Update
02 Jul 2019
Certification
How GFSI Recognition Enhances Global Market Access with CanadaGAP
Canada is known for having one of the most robust food safety systems in the world, thanks to stringent requirements such as the Safe Food For Canadians Regulations and a pervasive food safety culture. In order to access the global market, though, Canadian producers must be able to demonstrate their safety to buyers and regulators beyond their […]
News Update
27 Jun 2018
CanadaGAP Recognised against Version 7.1 of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements
PARIS, 27th June 2018 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that CanadaGAP has achieved recognition against Version 7.1 of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements. GFSI continually evolves its benchmarking requirements to reflect new industry challenges, best practices and stakeholder input. With the publication of version 7.1 in 2017, […]
News Update
09 Feb 2021
Certification
First Programme Benchmarked to GFSI’s Version 2020: New Consultation Open – CanadaGAP V9
UPDATE: 9th March 2021: Please note that this Consultation is now closed. GFSI is pleased to announce the first benchmarking consultation against Version 2020.1 of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements. We would like to congratulate CanadaGAP on being the first Certification Programme Owner (CPO) to apply for GFSI benchmarking against the new version. Already […]
Video
02 Jul 2019
Benchmarking
How GFSI Recognition Enhances Global Market Access with CanadaGAP
Press Release
20 Mar 2017
GFSI-recognised Certification Programme Achieves Full Government Recognition
PARIS, 20th March 2017 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) applauds CanadaGAP on achieving full government recognition. This recognition is a major public/private achievement and it comes as further reinforcement to what many food industry experts have reiterated time and again – that achieving certification to a GFSI-recognised certification programme puts operations in a good place to meet […]
News Update
03 Apr 2018
Benchmarking Series: GFSI Opens Two New Stakeholder Consultations
As part of its current benchmarking series, GFSI is opening two new stakeholder consultations. The latest certification programme owners (CPOs) to have reached this key step in the GFSI benchmarking process are CanadaGAP and PrimusGFS. Having previously achieved GFSI recognition against prior versions of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements, CanadaGAP and PrimusGFS applied for re-benchmarking upon the release of […]
News Update
08 Oct 2019
Certification
Safe Seafood for Consumers Everywhere: How Global Aquaculture Alliance Benefits from GFSI Recognition
According to FAO, aquaculture — the farming of fish, shellfish and other aquatic species — is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world. As new aquaculture facilities open every year, specialised CPOs like Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) are stepping in to champion those that use safe and sustainable production methods. GFSI is evolving […]
News Update
29 Oct 2019
Certification
“Trust in the Process”: How GFSI Enhances Credibility Across the Food Chain
GFSI’s 11 benchmarked CPOs address every scope associated with food safety from farm to fork. Some focus on specific scopes, while others, like Safe Quality Food (SQF), cover the entire supply chain in one comprehensive programme. In North America alone, SQF has issued over 7,000 certificates to sites that range from primary production […]
Press Release
05 Feb 2016
GFSI Applauds New Canadian Policy on Private Certification of Food Facilities
Policy Recognises Growing Food Safety Collaboration among Government, Industry and Consumers PARIS, 5 February 2016 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) applauds the new Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) policy on private certification schemes used by food facilities that was announced this week in Ottawa. The CFIA acknowledges that private certification schemes, including those recognised […]
News Update
17 Sep 2019
Benchmarking
The Connected Future of Certification: GlobalG.A.P. CEO Kristian Moeller Predicts the Future of CPOs
With over 200,000 certified farms under its umbrella, GlobalG.A.P. is one of the world’s most widely implemented implemented certification programmes for agricultural facilities. The CPO began in the late 1990s as EurepGAP, but changed its name in 2007 in keeping with its expanding presence on the global stage. GFSI recognition helps GlobalG.A.P. and its fellow […]
Blog
27 Mar 2018
Benchmarking
Introducing the Latest Version of the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements
Exciting times are here again for the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements. Version 7.2 was released at our annual Global Food Safety Conference in Tokyo. I was thrilled to make this announcement and present on this topic in detail at the conference as part of the GFSI & You session on the opening day. Over the last […]
News Update
16 Jul 2019
Certification
Speaking the Same Language on Food Safety: How GFSI Recognition Helps FSSC 22000 Become Truly Global
FSSC 22000 is one of the fastest-growing members of the GFSI CPO family. Since the independent Foundation FSSC 22000 published the first version of their food safety system certification programme in 2009, over 20,000 sites have received certification under the programme’s seven scopes. For these sites, which span the world from Africa to the […]
Blog
12 Nov 2020
Certification
GFSI Answers Our Two Most Frequently Asked Questions
Here at GFSI, the two questions we receive most often both have to do with the certification process – namely, “How do I get ‘GFSI certified?'” and ‘Is this standard GFSI-recognised?’ Today, GFSI Senior Technical Manager Marie-Claude Quentin is here to walk us through the recognition process in more detail, and explain how you can […]
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