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News Update
05 Feb 2021
Global Markets
Stakeholder Consultation – Strategic Review of GFSI’s Global Markets Programme
GFSI is launching a consultation for the strategic review of the Global Markets Programme. We encourage all interested stakeholders to participate in shaping the future of GFSI’s food safety capability building programme. Since its launch in 2008, the Global Markets Programme (GMaP) has been adopted worldwide as a tool to support small and less developed […]
News Update
07 Jul 2022
Consultation
GFSI Opens Stakeholder Consultation for Equitable Food Initiative
GFSI is opening a stakeholder consultation for Equitable Food Initiative issued on 7 July 2022. Equitable Food Initiative is a non-profit skill-building and certification organisation that brings growers, farm workers, retailers, and consumers together to create a safer, more equitable food system. This unique approach sets standards for labour practices, food safety and pest management […]
News Update
16 Jul 2020
Consultation
We Asked, You Answered. Consultation Outcomes Coming Soon
At GFSI, we have been humbled by the passion and commitment shown by the food safety community in participating in our consultation for the ‘Race to the Top’. This consultation is a vital step in an ambitious programme of modernisation announced at the GFSI Conference 2020. Our goal? To renew trust and confidence in the […]
Press Release
23 Jul 2020
Consultation
Consultation Reveals Broad Support for GFSI’s ‘Race to the Top’ Framework
Respondents commended GFSI for its unique role in facilitating effective dialogue between multiple actors in the food safety ecosystem. Consultation showed broad recognition that the four features are the right ones, with the most potential for positive impact, and that GFSI is in a position to drive a change agenda to enhance trust and confidence […]
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 […]
News Update
05 May 2020
Consultation
Stakeholder Consultation – Implementing GFSI’s Conceptual Framework for ‘The Race to the Top’
GFSI is inviting all interested stakeholders to comment specifically on four features of a plan ratified by the GFSI Board in February 2020 in Seattle, which will require fundamental changes to the way that GFSI works with its major stakeholders. The conceptual framework forms part of an ambitious programme of modernisation of 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 […]
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 Jul 2022
Consultation
GFSI Opens New Stakeholder Consultation for BRCGS
BRCGS’ Issue 3 of Agents & Brokers standard is undergoing the GFSI Benchmarking Process and is now entering the stakeholder consultation phase, starting on 28 July 2022. The Agents and Brokers Global Standard provides a framework to manage product safety, authenticity, quality and legality for businesses in the food, packaging and consumer products industries that […]
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 […]
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
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
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
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
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 […]