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News Update
26 Nov 2025
GFSI
Key Decisions and a Sharpened Focus at the Washington Steering Committee Meeting
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Steering Committee recently met in Washington, D.C. The three-day discussions focused on GFSI’s core principles: ensuring transparency and delivering tangible solutions to long-standing challenges in food safety assurance. GFSI Prioritises Core Governance and Oversight The Steering Committee conducted a comprehensive review of GFSI’s strategic priorities, originally driven by […]
News Update
26 Nov 2025
Food Safety Culture
Food Safety Talk Festival for Junior to Mid-Career Personnel
On 30 September, the GFSI Japan Local Group hosted an event for young to mid-career employees, aiming to foster greater pride and a sense of fulfilment in food safety work. Thirty food safety and quality assurance personnel from sixteen CGF member companies attended. The essential role of food safety employees During the first part, […]
News Update
26 Nov 2025
Certification
GFSI China Day 2025: New Strategies Driving Supply Chain Security in A Dynamic Market
The GFSI China Day 2025, held during the broader CGF China Day in Beijing, reinforced the industry’s collective mission to advance food safety across one of the world’s most dynamic markets. The event served as a crucial platform for the industry leaders of the GFSI China Local Group to tackle complex challenges, exchange best practices, […]
News Update
26 Nov 2025
Benchmarking
GFSI Unlocks Benchmarking for BMRs v2024 with New Governance Framework
Since the Dublin Conference in April 2025, GFSI has listened intently and has actively addressed stakeholder feedback. GFSI is now moving forward with an enhanced governance system. The BMRs v2024 Application Timeline The GFSI Steering Committee has granted a 6-month extension to the application deadline for currently recognised CPOs. Applicant Type Status Application Start Application […]
News Update
26 Nov 2025
Benchmarking
GFSI Technical Advisory Note – TAN
GFSI has created the Technical Advisory Note (TAN) as a mechanism to provide timely clarification on the intent, interpretation, or expected application of the existing Benchmarking Requirements (BMR). TANs offer supplementary context to support consistent and transparent understanding among stakeholders between formal updates of the BMR. TANs are informative documents only and remain so unless […]
News Update
10 Nov 2025
Governance
GFSI Steering Committee Welcomes Two New Members
We are pleased to announce that Robert Prevendar, representing Yum! and Kristine Williams from The Coca-Cola Company have joined the GFSI Steering Committee. Composed of food safety executives from global retailers and manufacturers, the Committee oversees all GFSI activities: defining strategy, upholding governance principles, and ensuring accountability for Certification Programme Owners (CPOs) to protect system […]
News Update
23 Oct 2025
Certification
Beyond Compliance: Key Takeaways from Our Dublin Root Cause Analysis Workshop
In the high-stakes world of global food safety, audit non-conformities are often met with reactive, symptomatic fixes. While compliance is achieved, lasting prevention remains elusive if the fundamental, underlying causes—the root causes—are not identified and addressed. The prevailing challenge for the audit ecosystem, including GFSI, Certification Programme Owners (CPOs), and Certification Bodies (CBs), is how […]
News Update
18 Jul 2025
Governance
GFSI China Local Group General Meeting: Insights and Innovations for Food Safety Leaders
Shanghai, 2 July 2025 – GFSI’s China Local Group successfully held its general meeting in Shanghai, bringing together over 60 influential members for a dynamic exchange on the future of food safety. This pivotal gathering was an opportunity for industry leaders to dive into key local group initiatives and explore the latest trends shaping the […]
News Update
08 Jul 2025
Learning from Incidents: A Knowledge Sharing Event in Tokyo
The GFSI Japan Local Group convened a crucial ‘Knowledge Sharing’ event in Tokyo on 21 May. Established in 2020, these Japanese-language seminars are designed to generate practical insights among CGF member companies and to facilitate the resolution of prevalent food safety challenges. The recent iteration focused specifically on ‘Learning from Incidents’. During the seminar, two […]
News Update
23 Jun 2025
Governance
Amy Parks Joins GFSI Steering Committee
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), an Industry Solution within The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), is delighted to announce that Dr. Amy Parks, Director of Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance Governance and Regulatory Compliance at Dole plc, has joined the GFSI Steering Committee. With expertise rooted in a rigorous scientific background, including a Ph.D. […]
News Update
18 Jun 2025
Certification
Japan Gap Foundation Withdraws from GFSI Recognition
Japan GAP Foundation has decided to discontinue the ASIAGAP Scheme and to withdraw from the GFSI recognition process. Timeline ASIAGAP’s recognition by GFSI will therefore cease as of 27 June 2025. Impact on Currently Certified Sites: Any site holding a certificate issued following an audit undertaken against the following standards recognised before the withdrawal on […]
News Update
26 May 2025
Benchmarking
GFSI Workshop Explores the Evolution of Food Safety Culture
Amidst the dynamic setting of the recent GFSI conference in Dublin, a dedicated workshop convened to delve into the critical topic of food safety culture. This focused session provided a vital platform for stakeholders to contribute to the evolution of GFSI’s approach, building upon the foundation established in 2018. Evolving Perspectives Back in 2015, the […]
News Update
22 May 2025
Certification
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) Withdraws from GFSI Recognition
The Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) has decided to withdraw from the GFSI Recognition process. This decision was made by the EFI Board after careful consideration. Timeline The GFSI Technical Subcommittee took the decision on 7 June 2024 to suspend GFSI recognition of EFI’s food safety programme for non-alignment with GFSI requirements. Following this suspension, the […]
News Update
22 May 2025
GFSI
Relive the Energy: GFSI Conference 2025 Executive Summary Now Available!
What an incredible energy and engagement we witnessed at #gfsi25 in Dublin! From March 31 to April 3, 2025, the GFSI Conference brought together visionary leadership from across the global food ecosystem. This year’s theme, “Global Resilience: Forging a Sustainable Food Safety Future,” set the stage for crucial discussions, with a special focus on the […]
News Update
14 May 2025
Certification
Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships: GFSI Relaunches G2B Forum
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) convened the Government-to-Business (G2B) Forum on 3 April 2025 to reinvigorate the assembly as a platform for strengthening collaboration between the public and private sectors in food safety. The Forum is intended to serve as an important venue for exchanging insights and experiences, contributing to regulatory innovation and aligning […]
News Update
12 May 2025
Benchmarking
Dublin Meeting Sharpens GFSI’s Mission and Sets Key Priorities for Food Safety
The city of Dublin played host to an energising gathering of the GFSI Steering Committee (29-31 March 2025). The meeting was a powerful demonstration of the dedication of GFSI’s food industry leaders and team to reinforcing the foundations of global food safety. Aligning on the Future of Food Safety Assurance The meeting kicked off with […]
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