What We Do

To implement GFSI’s strategic priorities locally, a reorganisation of the Chinese task forces took place in May 2018. The China Local Group consists of four task forces governed by the Steering Committee.

1. Certification Programmes, Harmonisation & Implementation Task Force – Objectives:

• Promote and expand the image of GFSI-Recognised Certification Programmes
• Promote GFSI-Recognised Certification Programmes to external stakeholders (e.g. government, associations, and academic institutes)

2. Capability Building Task Force – Objectives:

• Provide tools and methods to enhance the level of food safety management in companies
• Broaden the awareness of capability building efforts
• Leverage internal and external resources to help companies gradually achieve GFSI-Recognition after completing the Global Markets Programme

3. Collaboration and Regulatory Affairs Task Force – Objectives:

• Establish effective communication channels with governments and institutions on food safety topics
• Promote food safety culture in China, eg. food safety culture tour, toolkits and best practice sharing
• Contribute to China’s regulatory development with domestic and international industrial experience

4. E-Commerce Food Safety Task Force – Objectives

• Re-organise the Internet Food Safety Task Force as the pilot sub-working group under GFSI in the wake of the fast developing food selling market in China
• Engage more e-commerce companies into the task force in order to encourage the self-discipline of the e-commerce industry and establish the communication channel between supervision departments and industry stakeholders
• Establish guidelines on how to manage food safety risk in an e-commerce supply chain and share with the GFSI community