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GFSI AusNZ consists of 50 local industry members from retailers, manufacturers and foodservice companies.
January 31, 2019
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) formed a local group in Australia and New Zealand as part of its regional outreach model to elevate food safety and consumer trust.
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.
The intent behind this partnership is to strengthen the collaboration between the public and the private sectors on strategic food safety issues.
March 1, 2017
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Mexican National Service of Health, Food safety and Agro-Food Quality (SENASICA), the Mexican government agency responsible for the safety of fresh and minimally-processed food products, formed a partnership to provide continuous improvement in food safety management systems and ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.
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.
A sneak preview of findings shows that the food and beverage industry is ahead of most others in its approach to big data.
March 15, 2016
Big data is getting big buzz among food industry leaders as a potential game changer in food safety, product development and supply chain management, according to DNV GL, Houston, Texas.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria, and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), an industry-driven initiative providing thought leadership and guidance on food safety management, formed a strategic partnership for large-scale capacity building programs.
With FSMA’s risk-based approach to food safety and GFSI certifications de rigueur for processors to sell to retail chains, processors need to bring their employees up to speed on best practices for food safety techniques to meet regulatory requirements, obtain GFSI certification(s) and produce a safe product.
The newly created GFSI Retail & Wholesale Technical working group helps extend food safety requirements to retail and wholesale by drafting the contents to be included in the GFSI Benchmark criteria section.
Most recently, there has been a push by CPG companies toward certification of packaging suppliers. This promises to be a major theme at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2013, Sept. 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.