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News Update
23 Apr 2019
Certification
Taking Stock of Food Safety: Trends and Key Findings from the GFSI and DNV GL Survey
According to the World Health Organization, over 200 diseases are spread through food and one in 10 people fall ill every year from eating contaminated food. Much of the burden of unsafe food is preventable through sound food safety management. To help shed light on these issues and contribute to provide improvement, DNV GL […]
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23 Apr 2019
Certification
Taking Stock of Food Safety: Trends and Key Findings from the GFSI and DNV GL Survey
Taking Stock of Food Safety: Trends and Key Findings from the GFSI and DNV GL Survey
News Update
12 Apr 2022
SDGs
GFSI Surveys Industry on Action for SDGs
At the recent GFSI Conference in Barcelona, the Global Food Safety Initiative launched a call to foster greater action and impact to embed the food safety industry into the sustainability agenda and to engage its community in taking a bigger role in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a shared blueprint settled in […]
Blog
12 Apr 2019
Certification
Importance of Managing Risk in Food Supply Chains
The annual GFSI Conference was this year held at the Nice Acropolis Convention Center in France. The event was hailed as a success, attracting over 1,000 delegates from around the world. These included representatives from governments, the food industry and academia. I was privileged to be asked to moderate the SGS hosted special session entitled, […]
Press Release
28 Feb 2019
Certification
Certification Seen as ‘Passport to Trade’ for Global Players in Food Safety
Survey found 79% of food industry leaders place certification as top priority to stay within regulations; while still exploring applications of new technologies Improved ability to comply with regulations is the highest rated benefit of certification, with improved safety and quality coming in second. Operational risk, such as contamination, and the lack of […]
Press Release
21 Sep 2017
Peer-reviewed Research Publication Gives a Big Nod to GFSI’s Collective Industry Achievements
PARIS, 21st September 2017 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has been the subject of a freshly-published, peer-reviewed research paper in the Journal of Food Protection titled “Impact of the Global Food Safety Initiative on Food Safety Worldwide: Statistical Analysis of a Survey of International Food Processors”. The paper’s results confirm the rationale behind the creation and […]
Blog
24 Mar 2016
Collaboration in Private Label Companies is Crucial for the Food Industry
The key to success in any line of business? Collaboration. This holds true in the private label industry where retailers, manufacturers and suppliers are dealing with global food supply chains that are becoming more and more complex. The key to success in any line of business? Collaboration. This holds true in the private label industry […]
Blog
01 Sep 2014
Building Resilience in the Supply Chain | SGS @ GFSC 2015
In a recently published industry consultation report, the need for the development and implementation of the appropriate systems to assure supply chain integrity and therefore supply chain resilience, throughout manufacturing, distribution and sale was listed amongst the key industry priorities. Such systems would involve analytical, horizon scanning and intelligence gathering tools able to identify, assess […]
News Update
13 May 2022
Technical Equivalence
GFSI Stakeholders Deliver a Compelling Assessment of the Technical Equivalence Programme
In 2021, GFSI launched a strategic review of its Technical Equivalence process with an extensive stakeholder survey, as well as targeted interviews. This gathered responses from all key stakeholder groups of the Technical Equivalence process: Public Standard Owners currently acknowledged or attracted by the GFSI Technical Equivalence process, GFSI-recognised Certification Programme Owners, Certification Bodies, Food […]
Blog
28 Jan 2019
Supply Chain Management and an Evolving Food Industry
The food industry is a constantly evolving industry that faces challenges posed by increasing globalisation, regulation and competition. Supply chain management is an integral part of most businesses, essential to their success and customer satisfaction. It is the efficient management of end-to-end process from a design of the product or service to the time when […]
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 […]
Blog
17 Mar 2016
Thinking Big (Data)
Big data is on everyone’s lips and corporate agendas these days. It is the next big thing that can change the playing field in many industries, with the potential to drastically improve efficiency, ways of approaching the market and stakeholders, and to manage an increasingly complex risk picture. Big data is on everyone’s lips and […]
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 […]
Blog
01 Sep 2014
Driving Practical Solutions that Reduce Your Food Waste, Safely | Sealed Air @ GFSC 2015
Understanding food safety principles is essential to managing and reducing food waste throughout the supply chain.
Press Release
29 Mar 2022
GFSI Conference
Global Food Safety Initiative Calls for Faster Action on Sustainable Development Goals
PARIS and BARCELONA 29th March 2022: The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) today launches a campaign to collate the views of the food safety community on the action needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals linked to food safety. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are designed to be a ‘blueprint to achieve a better […]
Blog
01 Sep 2014
Supply Chain Risk Management: Understanding the Value of Traceability in the Supply Chain
Supply chain management and risk control is a process that combines elements of prevention, mitigation and recovery. Different models have been developed to achieve and deliver this process. However, they are all based on the three basic principles/steps of risk management…
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