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We are GFSI Certified, earning a grade of “A”. What does this mean to our customers?In late 2007 major global retailers took a major step in this effort by requiring all food suppliers to achieve audit certification against one of the recognized Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards and other internationally recognized standards. The standards recognized include British Retail Consortium (BRC), Safe Quality Food (SQF), International Food Standard (IFS), and Global GAP. In May, 2008 the food service sector created a strategic alliance with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) through the National Restaurant Association (NRA). The NRA recognized the importance GFSI provides to strengthen food safety systems in their supply chain and increase consumer confidence by utilizing GFSI recognized food safety standards world wide. The alliance will provide a unique international stakeholder platform for networking, knowledge exchange and sharing of best food safety practice and information. The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)The Global Food Safety Initiative has been established to ensure confidence in the delivery of safer food to consumers. The goal is for continuous improvement in food safety supply chain management. GFSI also provides a benchmark to ensure consistency between countries and the products that have been certified. The GFSI was launched in May 2000 by CIES – The Food Business Forum, an independent global food business network in more than 150 countries, with retailers as its largest group. GFSI was a retailer driven certification program that is now strengthened with the participation of the food service sector. Currently, seven major global retailers (Carrefour, Tesco, Metro, Migros, Ahold, Wal-Mart and Delhaize) along with the National Restaurant Association have agreed to common acceptance of the aforementioned four global food safety certifications. Certifications cover food, packaging, consumer goods, storage and distribution, for primary producers, manufacturers and distributors. CIES benchmarked the standards below as part of GFSI: British Retail Consortium (BRC), Safe Quality Food (SQF), International Food Standard (IFS), and Global-GAP. Links to GFSI/Wal Mart articles: |
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