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GFSI Food Safety Standards

Several standards exist to help companies comply with food-safety laws. Any of them can help your company reduce costly recalls.

Paul Valder
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 11:56
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Food safety standards have been well accepted in Europe for quite some time. But as international food trade expanded, it was apparent that the existing private and public food-safety policies could not stave off the food recalls that were occurring worldwide. A representation of common ground between food safety schemes was needed to enhance food safety, ensure consumer protection, and to strengthen consumer confidence.

To address these needs, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) was coordinated and launched in May 2000 by CIES--The Food Business Forum, an independent global food business network headquartered in Paris. Founded in 1953, CIES has developed numerous programs for retailers and supply chains, and continues to facilitate the development of common positions and tools on strategic and practical issues affecting the food business. CIES shares best practices throughout 150 countries.

About GFSI

The GFSI is a nonprofit foundation created under Belgian law with a mission to work on continuous improvement in food safety management systems to ensure confidence in the delivery of food to consumers. The GFSI objectives are to:

• Promote convergence between food safety standards through maintaining a benchmarking process for food safety management schemes

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Submitted by Food Safety Co… on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 09:31

A Few Updates on Food Safety Standards

Excellent article, but please allow me to make some updates as of early 2012:

  • A new GFSI benchmarked standard, FSSC 22000, encompassed ISO 20000.
  • Implementation of GFSI approved standards is being driven by large retailers - Wal-Mart, Target, Costco, etc.
  • The U.S. has approved the Food Safety Modernization Act which gives broad authority to the FDA to implement food safety regulations for both domestic and imported foods.

Learn more at www.CertificationFoodSafety.com.

 

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