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Published: Monday, August 20, 2007 - 22:00 Under the umbrella of the Global Food Safety Initiative, the retailers will mutually recognize certification programs such as those accredited by the American National Standards Institute under the Food Marketing Institute’s Safe Quality Food (SQF 2000) standard. ANSI has partnered with FMI since 2004 to improve food quality and safety by providing a neutral, third-party verification that SQF certification program requirements (SQF 1000 or SQF 2000) have been met. The SQF programs encompass raw materials and ingredients of prepared and processed foods. “Consumers want to have confidence in the quality and safety of the food they eat,” said Reinaldo Figueiredo, ANSI program director of product-certification accreditation. “Food suppliers—and the regulatory bodies that monitor them—demand an assurance that stringent food-safety standards are being followed, regardless of where in the world the food is coming from. ANSI is proud to add value to this process.” ANSI accreditation verifies the competence of certification bodies to assess compliance with standards. It also helps to promote best industry practices while reducing the need for government agencies to individually monitor credentialing organizations, and strengthening consumer confidence in products and services. All certification bodies that are accredited by ANSI must meet the requirements of Guide 65, “General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems,” of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission. For more information, visit www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=1562. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, For 40 years Quality Digest has been the go-to source for all things quality. Our newsletter, Quality Digest, shares expert commentary and relevant industry resources to assist our readers in their quest for continuous improvement. Our website includes every column and article from the newsletter since May 2009 as well as back issues of Quality Digest magazine to August 1995. We are committed to promoting a view wherein quality is not a niche, but an integral part of every phase of manufacturing and services.ANSI in Global Food Safety Program
(ANSI: New York) -- Seven of the world’s leading retailers, including U.S.-based Wal-Mart, have agreed to rely upon food safety and quality management systems that have been certified as meeting rigorous standards for production, preparation, transport, storage, and handling. Agreed at a recent meeting of CIES–The Food Business Forum, the pact focuses on ensuring the continual improvement of food safety systems worldwide and driving supply-chain efficiency by reducing the duplication of audits for global importers and exporters.
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