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GFSI forms first-time partnership with Argentinian Ministry of Agribusiness

The objective of the collaboration is to combine efforts between the public and private sectors and support the scaling up of current programs.
November 20, 2017
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) launched a public-private partnership with the Argentinian Ministry of Agribusiness, Argentina, to develop a national training program based on GFSI’s Global Markets Program and collaborate on national food safety events.
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Study: Using surplus food can help tackle hunger, waste problems

The reports offer a look at the amount and kinds of food wasted in Denver, Colo.; Nashville, Tenn.; and New York, providing a detailed look at waste in people’s homes.
October 26, 2017
More than two-thirds of all food discarded in people’s homes in three major U.S. cities was potentially edible, and up to 68 million additional meals annually could potentially be donated to people in need in those cities, according to a pair of new reports released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, also based in New York.
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Survey: Americans don’t know how much food they waste

According to the “2016 Food & Health Survey,” about one-third of Americans (30%) say that they “don’t create any food waste.”
October 14, 2016
According to a survey by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation, Washington, D.C., many Americans are unaware of their own roles in contributing to the problem.
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GFSI, UNIDO solidify strategic partnership to build food safety capability building projects

The partnership sets out to develop large-scale food safety capability building projects in a number of key regions in the global food supply network.
June 15, 2016
The CGF Global Summit in South Africa, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), New York, and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to signal their commitment to a large-scale partnership for food safety.
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Xgenex forms agreement with Applications developer to commercialize software for the produce industry

Food Safety Resources is expanding the commercial footprint of its cloud-based website and mobile app software solution to meet the needs of Xgenex's agriculture and grower members.
April 26, 2016
Xgenex LLC, a Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.-based biotechnology company, entered into a commercial agreement with Food Safety Resource, LLC, a California-based developer of “Applications” software, to commercialize software for the produce industry.
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