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Podcast
12 Sep 2022
Public-private Partnership
GFSI CODEX Working Group Update
In this episode of the GFSI podcast series, Anne Gerardi speaks to food safety experts Himanshu Gupta, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager, Nestlé and Co-chair of the GFSI CODEX Working Group; Frances Freeman, Regulatory Affairs Consultant for GFSI supporting the GFSI CODEX Working Group; and Steve Wearne, Chairperson of the CODEX Alimentarius Commission and former […]
News Update
11 Jun 2019
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 […]
Blog
26 Sep 2019
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 […]
News Update
28 May 2019
Public-private Partnership
Steve Wearne Explains the 5 Key Goals of Codex Alimentarius — And How GFSI Can Help
While all of the guests on the GFSI Experts Series hold at least one prestigious title, Steve Wearne has two; he is Vice-Chair at the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Director of Science at the UK FSA. His joint responsibility gives him a uniquely informed perspective on the importance of one of GFSI’s core missions: […]
Press Release
23 Mar 2016
Certification
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 […]