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Press Release
07 Jul 2021
GFSI
GFSI Welcomes the Return of the China Focus Day, as Regional Impact Takes Centre Stage
BEIJING and PARIS, 7th July 2021 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action on food safety, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition) is pleased to announce the return of the GFSI China Focus Day on 19th July 2021. The event, celebrating its 10th anniversary, will welcome some 300 delegates to the Four […]
News Update
17 Oct 2019
Benchmarking
Renewed GFSI-CNCA Collaboration & Other Highlights from the 2019 China Focus Day
On 16th October at the GFSI China Focus Day in Chengdu, two momentous events cemented the renewed collaboration between GFSI and CNCA, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China. The two organisations, represented by Mr. Weijun Liu, CNCA and Mike Robach, Chair of the GFSI Board, signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), renewing […]
Press Release
22 May 2018
Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange Top of Mind at GFSI Focus Day Mexico
GFSI’s Regional Event Brings Together More than 600 Food Safety Experts from Across the Region MEXICO CITY and PARIS, 22nd May 2018 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recently held the second edition of its Mexico Focus Day in Mexico City on 3rd May. The latest edition of this key, regional event has been a tremendous […]
Press Release
28 Nov 2018
Implementation in the Spotlight at GFSI’s 7th China Focus Day
PARIS and SHANGHAI, 28th November 2018 – Amidst ASEAN and APEC meetings, November also saw industry and government leaders from China and abroad descend on Shanghai, seeking to harness the benefits of the “GFSI approach”. The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) hosted its 7th China Focus Day on 6 November, drawing 360 food industry stakeholders […]
News Update
28 May 2020
Certification
World Accreditation Day Focuses on ‘Improving Food Safety’
The Global Food Safety Initiative is delighted to support the World Accreditation Day again this year. Coordinated by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), #WAD2020 takes place on 9 June, just two days after the World Food Safety Day. This world day is an exceptional vehicle to raise awareness around the key role accreditation plays in ensuring […]
News Update
07 May 2020
Public-private Partnership
Food Safety is Everyone’s Business | Observe World Food Safety Day with GFSI and Codex!
The relationship between GFSI and the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the body responsible for developing and implementing the joint WHO/FAO food standards programme, is close and long-standing. The GFSI Benchmarking Requirements are based in part on Codex standards, and Codex leaders frequently appear on the GFSI Conference speaker list. At the 2020 conference, one […]
News Update
09 Jun 2019
GFSI
A Global Momentum for the First Annual World Food Safety Day
In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognise 7 June as World Food Safety Day. From 2019 on, World Food Safety Day will be an annual opportunity to draw international attention to the importance of safe food. In collaboration with Codex Alimentarius, GFSI embarked on a campaign to spread awareness of World […]
News Update
18 Apr 2019
GFSI Invites Stakeholders to Celebrate World Food Safety Day and GFSI’s 20th Birthday
GFSI is delighted about the decision of the UN General Assembly to create World Food Safety Day, which will be held every year on 7th June. To support this, GFSI and CODEX partnered during the recent GFSI Conference in Nice to help create momentum among public and private stakeholders to make the first World Food […]
Press Release
03 Nov 2015
Leveraging the Global Food Safety Initiative to Meet China Food Safety Challenges
400 Food Safety Specialists Gather in Beijing as New Law Comes Into Effect 3 New Public-Private Partnerships Announced BEIJING, 3 November 2015 – Today over 400 top food safety executives from China and the rest of the world are gathered in Beijing for the 4th annual GFSI Focus Day China. One month after China’s […]
Blog
03 Dec 2020
GFSI
Together for Better Food Safety: China Food Safety Day 2020
The 9th China Food Safety Day was held in Hangzhou on 18th November under the theme ‘Together for Better Food Safety’. The China Food Safety Day was opened by the Chief Adviser of the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment & GFSI China Local Group Honourable Advisor, Professor Junshi Chen. He shared his […]
News Update
07 Jun 2019
GFSI
Happy World Food Safety Day from the GFSI Community
Happy World Food Safety Day to the entire GFSI community! On this first annual UN-recognised global day to raise awareness around food safety, we invite you to take a moment and use this GFSI mashup video to wish your colleagues a happy World Food Safety Day. Congratulate your friends and colleagues who […]
News Update
27 Feb 2019
GFSI Conference
GFSI Conference 2019 Roundup Day 2: Celebrations and Solutions
NICE, France, 27th February 2019 – While Nice reverberates with the activity of its famous Carnaval, the Acropolis buzzes with a different kind of festivity: the second day of the GFSI Conference. Always the busiest day of the event, Wednesday’s schedule included over a dozen topics and an awards ceremony and closed with […]
Press Release
28 Sep 2017
GFSI as the Key to Food Safety in Japan by 2020 Target and Beyond
Japan Focus Day draws 400 delegates under the theme of Local Implementation and Global Harmonisation. GFSI receives unprecedented support from Japan government. GFSI Japanese-language website launched. PARIS and TOKYO, 28th September 2017 – The Japan Local Group of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has set themselves a target of 2020, when Tokyo welcomes thousands of […]
Press Release
28 Sep 2017
GFSI as the Key to Food Safety in Japan by 2020 Target and Beyond
Japan Focus Day draws 400 delegates under the theme of Local Implementation and Global Harmonisation. GFSI receives unprecedented support from Japan government. GFSI Japanese-language website launched. PARIS and TOKYO, 28th September 2017 – The Japan Local Group of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has set themselves a target of 2020, when Tokyo welcomes thousands of […]
Video
20 Sep 2017
GFSI Focus Day México
News Update
29 Feb 2020
GFSI Conference
GFSI Conference 2020 Roundup Day 3: A Race to the Top in Pursuit of Safe Food
The GFSI Conference 2020 drew to a close this afternoon, after three days packed with valuable content and opportunities to connect. The 19th edition brought new features and new faces to the long-running event, in keeping with GFSI’s recent shifts in strategy and governance. A Birthday at a Turning Point Held on the […]
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