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News Update
05 Mar 2020
Important Announcement – Coronavirus Developments in Washington State
The safety and wellbeing of our delegates and colleagues continues to be a top priority for The Consumer Goods Forum and the GFSI Conference 2020. As the situation in King County, Washington State, continues to develop, we fully understand the concerns raised by delegates and staff who attended the recent GFSI Conference in the Seattle […]
Press Release
07 Nov 2016
Public-private Partnership
Government and Industry Set to Discus Groundbreaking Efforts In Public-Private Collaboration for Food Safety
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is to host top industry players and key government leaders at FSMA-focused food safety briefing in Washington D.C. on Nov 15 GFSI, a marketplace FSMA, has brought the industry together around a common standard and can be leveraged to support implementation of new food compliance requirements Cargill, Wegmans, McDonald’s, […]
Blog
23 May 2016
Talking to FDA: See you in Costa Mesa, Rutherford and Detroit!
As food safety professionals and scientists, we often are preoccupied checking equipment, reviewing lab stats and talking to suppliers and staff, and fail to share both our stories and successes. The same is true on an industry level with GFSI in Washington, D.C… As food safety professionals and scientists, we often are preoccupied checking equipment, reviewing […]
Press Release
14 Dec 2018
GFSI Announces New Senior Manager for the United States and Canada
PARIS and WASHINGTON, DC, 14th December 2018 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is delighted to welcome Rishi Banerjee as GFSI Senior Manager for the US and Canada. This represents a significant step in GFSI’s ongoing strategy to further implementation at a regional level while advancing harmonisation at the global level. Meanwhile, the opening […]
Press Release
16 Nov 2016
GFSI
FSMA, Food Safety and Public-private Collaboration Discussed at Groundbreaking GFSI Briefings in D.C.
GFSI INDEPENDENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS MEETING OR EXCEEDING FSMA REQUIREMENTS PARIS and WASHINGTON, D.C., 16 November 2016 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), powered by The Consumer Goods Forum, hosted two hundred industry and government leaders at briefings in Washington D.C. yesterday. Foremost on the agenda was the alignment between GFSI and FSMA in the marketplace. The discussions highlighted […]
Press Release
09 Sep 2022
Benchmarking
Equitable Food Initiative Gains GFSI Recognition
PARIS and Washington, DC, USA, 9 September 2022 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, and Equitable Food Initiative, are pleased to announce that Equitable Food Initiative Food Safety Standards, Guidance, & Interpretations Version 2.0 has successfully achieved recognition against GFSI’s Benchmarking Requirements V2020. The […]
Blog
19 Mar 2020
GFSI
GFSI 2020 Discovery Tour in Seattle – Recap
Seattle is a city where many global mega corporations started their businesses. For this year’s GFSI Conference, a Discovery Tour was planned and held in Seattle, in partnership with three famous companies. I am here to recap the Discovery Tour, which took place the day before the Conference and included visits to Costco, Amazon and […]
Press Release
07 Jan 2015
Benchmarking
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognises SQF Scope Extension for Storage and Distribution
PARIS, 7th January 2015 — The GFSI Board of Directors is pleased to announce that SQF has achieved recognition against the Guidance Document Sixth Edition for the scope of Storage and Distribution (J). This is in addition to the scopes for which SQF has already achieved GFSI recognition (AI, BI, C, D, EI, EII, EIII, EIV, F, L and M). The GFSI […]
Press Release
24 Oct 2022
Benchmarking
USDA AMS Harmonised GAP Plus+, V3.0 Achieves Technical Equivalence
Paris and Washington, DC, 24 October 2022 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on food safety, and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), are pleased to announce that USDA Harmonised GAP Plus+, Version 3.0 standard (published 8 February 2021) has successfully achieved Technical […]
News Update
28 Feb 2020
GFSI Conference
GFSI Conference 2020 Roundup Day 2: Food Safety in Our Connected World
The celebratory atmosphere of the GFSI Conference 2020 — held on the year of GFSI’s 20th anniversary — continued into the second day of the event, always the zenith of the week. Thursday’s schedule was packed with exciting content, including the Global Markets Awards ceremony and the first-ever edition of the GFSI pitch contest, […]
News Update
27 Feb 2020
GFSI Conference
GFSI Conference 2020 Roundup Day 1: United We Stand for Food Safety
Over 1,000 food safety stakeholders from around the world gathered in Bellevue, Seattle today for the official opening of the 2020 GFSI Conference! While the United States has hosted more GFSI Conferences than any other country — and is home to some of the organisation’s most passionate supporters — the event has never before […]
Press Release
20 Feb 2020
GFSI
Amazon, Nestlé, Walmart and More Share Food Safety Best Practice in GFSI Case Study Booklet
PARIS, 20 February ─ The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is excited to announce the relaunch of its Case Study Booklet, released just ahead of the 2020 GFSI Conference in Seattle, Washington. The GFSI Case Study Booklet showcases the organisation’s work with companies to improve food safety practices, both internally and along their […]
Press Release
21 Apr 2015
GFSI
The Consumer Goods Forum Strengthens Leadership Team With Two Senior Hires in Food Safety and Sustainability
PARIS, Tuesday 21st April, 2015 – The Consumer Goods Forum (the “CGF”) has appointed two new directors, strengthening its senior management team. Véronique Discours-Buhot joins as Director, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) while Ignacio Gavilan has arrived as Director, Sustainability. In their new roles, Véronique and Ignacio will work with the wider Management Committee to […]
Press Release
11 Feb 2015
GFSI Conference
Malaysia to Host Top-Ranked Global Food Safety Conference
The Consumer Goods Forum GFSI Global Food Safety Conference 2015 convenes in Kuala Lumpur 3rd – 5th March First time the world’s premium food safety event is hosted in Asia Over 800 global delegates expected to attend KUALA LUMPUR, 11th February, 2015 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today announced that for the first time, […]
Press Release
12 Jan 2015
GFSI Conference
The Food Industry’s Flagship Food Safety Event Goes to Asia
PARIS, 12th January 2015 — For the first time, the flagship food safety event of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), gathering 1,000 food industry leaders annually, is going to Asia in 2015 after 13 successful editions in Europe and North America. Asia, a Strategic Region for Food Safety Many companies are increasing their […]
Press Release
14 Aug 2014
Benchmarking
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Recognises BRC Scope Extension for Storage and Distribution
PARIS, 14th August 2014 — The GFSI Board of Directors is pleased to announce that BRC Global Standards has achieved recognition against the Guidance Document Sixth Edition for the scope of Storage and Distribution (J). This is in addition to the scopes for which BRC has already achieved GFSI recognition (D, EI, EII, EIII, EIV, […]