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Blog 05 May 2022 Sponsored Content Taking Steps Toward Food Supply Chain Sustainability GFSI’s 2022 theme — Delivering Impact for Safe Sustainable Food — inspired a panel discussion I moderated on how sustainability helps build resilient food supply chains. Panelists from Carrefour, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), and Organic Valley reviewed how their climate, waste reduction, animal welfare, and other sustainability efforts increase supply chain strength. Panel Discusses Supply […]
Preparing for Traceability Regulations and Supply Chain Digitization   Blog 05 Mar 2021 Sponsored Content Preparing for Traceability Regulations and Supply Chain Digitization   /SPONSORED CONTENT/   On September 21, 2020, the U.S. FDA proposed a new rule that lays the foundation for end-to-end food traceability for high risk foods. As an enhancement to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) passed in 2011, the rule will not only create a formal approach to traceability recordkeeping, but it will also […]
Collaboration: An Essential Ingredient in Ensuring Supply Chain Food Safety Blog 16 Apr 2024 Sponsored Content Collaboration: An Essential Ingredient in Ensuring Supply Chain Food Safety This year’s GFSI Conference theme, “Food Safety – Meeting the Needs of our Evolving World”, underscores the importance of food safety from farm to fork. From food fraud to import and export limitations, challenges at the local, national and international levels have made it more challenging for organizations to ensure food safety throughout the supply […]
Food safety in times of crisis: Has the pandemic changed our supply chain management approach? Blog 19 Mar 2021 Sponsored Content Food safety in times of crisis: Has the pandemic changed our supply chain management approach? /SPONSORED CONTENT/ Consumers rely on us for food to be provided safely under any circumstances. When forced to tackle something as invasive and prolonged as the pandemic, how is the industry tackling the challenge and are lessons learned impacting supply chain strategies? Food fraud, cross-contamination and defense risks, as well as increased food declaration and […]
Make the Most of Your Mornings with Special Sessions at the GFSI Conference! News Update 30 Jan 2020 GFSI Conference Make the Most of Your Mornings with Special Sessions at the GFSI Conference! To get the most out of your week in Seattle, be sure to add some Special Sessions to your conference agenda! Attendees who make time for these sessions, which are held at convenient morning intervals, will be the among the first to learn about the most cutting-edge innovations impacting food safety today.   This year’s […]
How Does a Globally Complex Supply Chain Impact Food Safety? Blog 18 May 2021 Sponsored Content How Does a Globally Complex Supply Chain Impact Food Safety? /SPONSORED CONTENT/ At this year’s GFSI Conference, I was fortunate to lead a fireside chat with Rick Buttner, Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations for Subway’s Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC). The intent of this discussion was to help our peers consider the implications of an increasingly global and complex supply chain on food safety, and […]
Key Considerations for Food Supply Chain Sustainability Assurance Programs Blog 23 Mar 2022 Sponsored Content Key Considerations for Food Supply Chain Sustainability Assurance Programs This year’s GFSI theme, Delivering Impact for Safe Sustainable Food, sparked an interesting question for me: How can any company, regardless of circumstances, magnify its ability to provide safe and sustainable food? One solution that contributes to this goal is a supply chain sustainability assurance program (SCSAP). Two primary components must come together to ensure […]
Brands Must Lean on Consumers to Help Manage Their Supply Chains Blog 18 Mar 2020 GFSI Brands Must Lean on Consumers to Help Manage Their Supply Chains Food companies are part of a connected world where the process is more social, transparent and curated by consumer demands.  The GFSI theme “One Connected World.  One Safe Food Supply” has never been more resonant.  Food recalls, pandemics, climate change, and other global influences dominate the world’s focus, and this is empowering consumers to drive […]
Advancing Supply Chain Visibility to Reach New Levels of Food Safety Blog 18 Mar 2022 Sponsored Content Advancing Supply Chain Visibility to Reach New Levels of Food Safety At the heart of today’s food safety and supply chain challenges is a lack of visibility. Because of paper-based record-keeping and fragmented data systems, achieving real-time supply chain visibility has been difficult. When data is not digitized and accurate, it cannot be easily exchanged among trading partners, creating inefficient supply chains. With continued supply chain […]
From Transparency to Traceability Blog 25 Mar 2020 GFSI From Transparency to Traceability Smart businesses are taking proactive steps to share detailed product information with consumers and establish corporate initiatives for transparency and responsible sourcing. But thinking big needs to start small. Meeting large-scale goals begins with a single project, which can then be expanded to include batch lot traceability and other initiatives.   Consumers today want to […]
Freshcare Supply Chain Edition 2 Gains Recognition against GFSI Benchmarking Requirements v2020 Press Release 17 Jan 2023 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 […]
Food Safety and Responsible Sourcing: Adapting to the New Consumer Blog 19 Feb 2020 GFSI Conference Food Safety and Responsible Sourcing: Adapting to the New Consumer GFSI turns 20 in 2020. Initially established to help address consumer concerns in the wake of numerous food safety crises, the Global Food Safety Initiative — and the food industry as a whole — has greatly evolved in the past 20 years.   How has the definition of “food safety” changed in the past 20 […]
Making Informed Decisions Using Quality Product Data Blog 13 May 2020 GFSI Making Informed Decisions Using Quality Product Data Shortly after the 2020 GFSI Conference ended, the world was transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the food supply chain faces unprecedented demand and very little certainty, its role has never been more crucial in getting people all over the world the goods they need. While it’s currently impossible to know the permanent effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, the food industry must remain focused on protecting our […]
2021 GFSI Conference Day 1 Roundup: Global Food Safety Stakeholders Gather Online for the First Virtual GFSI Conference News Update 23 Mar 2021 GFSI Conference 2021 GFSI Conference Day 1 Roundup: Global Food Safety Stakeholders Gather Online for the First Virtual GFSI Conference PARIS, 23rd March 2021 — Today, for the 20th consecutive year, an international delegation of food industry stakeholders gathered to attend the GFSI Conference, the premier annual event of the Global Food Safety Initiative. In the two decades since its first iteration in France, the GFSI Conference has become known as one of the world’s […]
Top 3 Reasons to Find a Pest Control Provider That Can Offer Pest Traceability Blog 20 Apr 2022 GFSI Conference Top 3 Reasons to Find a Pest Control Provider That Can Offer Pest Traceability Accurately tracing a pest infestation throughout an entire supply chain is no easy task. Not all pest control providers are capable of this service, but it is crucial to those in the food processing and manufacturing industries–especially when international shipping is involved. Here are the top three reasons why you should prioritize finding a pest […]
The Consumer is Transforming Food Safety Through Choice and Data Blog 05 Feb 2020 GFSI Conference The Consumer is Transforming Food Safety Through Choice and Data   Cast your mind back twenty years; Google was a private company, the first camera phone had just been invented, there were 1.8 billion fewer people on the planet, and GFSI had only just begun.   Fast forward twenty years, and as Fatboy Slim prophetically sang at the turn of the millennium, we have indeed […]
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