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26 Mar 2026
GFSI Conference
Inside Day 3 of the GFSI 2026 Conference: Build Resilience Through Culture, Data, and Storytelling
VANCOUVER, 26th MARCH 2026 — Following two days dedicated to operational excellence and proactive risk prevention, Day 3 provided a roadmap for turning vision into action. Today’s sessions centred entirely on the human element of food safety. Driving food safety culture from the boardroom to the consumer Opening the discussion, Dirk Van de Put, Chairman […]
News Update
26 Mar 2026
GFSI Conference
Inside Day 2 of the GFSI 2026 Conference: How 600+ Executives Shift from Reaction to Prevention
VANCOUVER, 25th MARCH 2026 — Building on yesterday’s focus on operational excellence, Day 2 of the GFSI Conference challenged C-suite leaders to navigate evolving global risks through advanced technology and proactive supply chain management. C-suite attendees shared new strategies for deploying artificial intelligence and best practices to protect their brands’ value. Transforming Audit Integrity for […]
News Update
25 Mar 2026
GFSI Conference
Inside Day 1 of the GFSI 2026 Conference: How 600+ Executives Protect Their Brands’ Value
VANCOUVER, 24th MARCH 2026 — The 25th anniversary of the GFSI Conference opened today by Sean Summers, Group CEO, Pick n Pay and Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum, with incredible momentum. Over 600 executives—including top decision-makers from global giants like Loblaw Companies Limited, Pick n Pay, Costco Wholesale, OSI Group, and Wu-mart— […]
News Update
21 Mar 2026
Governance
GFSI Steering Committee Welcomes Liz Duffy as New Member
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), The Consumer Goods Forum’s Industry Solution on food safety, is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Duffy to its Steering Committee. As Vice President of Global Food Safety & Compliance at Walmart, Liz joins a Steering Committee composed of 17 other senior food safety leaders from the world’s […]
News Update
21 Mar 2026
Governance
GFSI Welcomes New Steering Committee Member, Kelvin Chen
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), an Industry Solution within The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), is excited to welcome Kelvin Chen to its Steering Committee. As Head of Quality Assurance at Wumart Group, Kelvin has a solid scientific and professional background, including a bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Engineering, as well as 23 years […]
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 […]
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