Furthering food safety is a continuous challenge. Before several of today’s food safety mandates came about, a number of food safety crises pushed consumer confidence to an all-time low.
Enter the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Since then, experts have been collaborating in Technical Working Groups to tackle food safety issues defined by GFSI stakeholders. Current activities within GFSI include the definition of food safety requirements along the entire supply chain covering a range of topics such as feed, distribution and packaging. The development of a capacity-building program for small and/or less developed businesses is facilitating their access to local markets. A focus on food safety auditors is bringing industry experts to common consensus on the skills, knowledge and attributes that a competent auditor should possess.